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<b>Compact Disk, Read Only Memory</b> (CD-ROM). |
<b>Compact Disk, Read Only Memory</b> (CD-ROM). |
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A flat, plastic disc with digital information encoded on it in a spiral from the center to the limit, the outside edge. Digital information is encoded with a [[laser]] at near-microscopic size, allowing a large amount of information to be stored. The standard CD-ROM can hold approximately 650 [[ |
A flat, plastic disc with digital information encoded on it in a spiral from the center to the limit, the outside edge. Digital information is encoded with a [[laser]] at near-microscopic size, allowing a large amount of information to be stored. The standard CD-ROM can hold approximately 650 mega[[byte]]s of data, although new technology now allows larger capacities. CD-ROMs are read using CD-ROM drives, a now-common computer [[peripheral]], and are burned with [[CD-Recorder]]s, commonly referred to as "[[CD Burner]]s." |
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Revision as of 11:29, 7 June 2002
Compact Disk, Read Only Memory (CD-ROM).
A flat, plastic disc with digital information encoded on it in a spiral from the center to the limit, the outside edge. Digital information is encoded with a laser at near-microscopic size, allowing a large amount of information to be stored. The standard CD-ROM can hold approximately 650 megabytes of data, although new technology now allows larger capacities. CD-ROMs are read using CD-ROM drives, a now-common computer peripheral, and are burned with CD-Recorders, commonly referred to as "CD Burners."