directx_aug2007是什么有什么用

原文是这样的：
Simply put, DirectX® is a Windows technology that enables higher performance in graphics and sound when you're playing games or watching video on your PC.

At the core of DirectX® are its application programming interfaces, or APIs. The APIs act as a kind of bridge for the hardware and the software to "talk" to each other. The DirectX® APIs gives multimedia applications access to the advanced features of high-performance hardware such as three-dimensional (3-D) graphics acceleration chips and sound cards. They control low- level functions, including two- dimensional (2-D) graphics acceleration; support for input devices such as joysticks, keyboards, and mice; and control of sound mixing and sound output.

Because of DirectX®, what you experience with your computer is better 3-D graphics and immersive music and audio effects.

DirectX并不是一个单纯的图形API，它是由微软公司开发的用途广泛的API，它包含有Direct Graphics(Direct 3D+Direct Draw)、Di