Discovering Computers ©2018: Digital Technology, Data, and Devices

1st Edition

ISBN: 9781337285100

Author: Misty E. Vermaat, Susan L. Sebok, Steven M. Freund, Jennifer T. Campbell, Mark Frydenberg

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Storage devices can store digital information/data and applications (in the form of audio, video, image, etc.) to process the result of any computational work. They are a kind of computer hardware that stores information and instruction to be processed. …

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Optical disc:

An optical disc is a type of secondary storage, which is used to read and write data using a laser method. It is a portable disc that is made up of metal, plastic, and lacquer. It is used in computers whose size is 4.75 inches in diameter and its thickness is less than 1/20 inch.

Types of optical discs:

There are three types of optical discs...

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Solution Summary: The author explains the three types of optical discs: Compact disc, Digital Versatile Disc, and Blu-ray disc.

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