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Win OS & Hardware. Optical Drives. Non-Volatile Storage. Optical Drives. Compact Disc (CD) Developed in the 1980’s Utilizes Lasers to Read data stored on a plastic circular disc. Optical Drives. CD’s are created in a spiral track from the inside hub to the outside edge. Optical Drives.
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Optical Drives Non-Volatile Storage
Optical Drives Compact Disc (CD) Developed in the 1980’s Utilizes Lasers to Read data stored on a plastic circular disc
Optical Drives CD’s are created in a spiral track from the inside hub to the outside edge
Optical Drives The tracks are made up of Pits & Lands representing 1’s & 0’s Land = 1 Pit = 0
Optical Drives PC CD-ROM Compact Disc created for use on a Personal Computer 99% of current software is shipped on CDs
Optical Drives Storage Capacity 650 MB 700 MB 800 MB 900 MB 1.3 GB – HD Burn
Optical Drives CD, CD-R, CD-RW CD – Read Only CD-R – Read & Write Once CD-RW – Read & Write & Re-write
Optical Drives CD-ROM Read Only – Common Speeds 1x, 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x 24x, 32x, 40x, 48x, 52x
Optical Drives Read Speeds 1x = 150 Kb/Sec (Audio Standard) 24x = 150 x 24 or 3600 Kb/Sec 52x = 150 x 52 or 7800 Kb/Sec
Optical Drives CD-R Read & Write Once Common Speeds 2x/4x, 4x/8x, 8x/12x, 12x/16x 16x/24x, 24x/24x, 24x/48x 32x/48x, 48x/52x, 52x/52x
Optical Drives CD-RW Read & Write & Re-Write Common Speeds 8x/2x/12x, 12x/4x/24x 24x/8x/32x, 32x/12x/40x 48x/16x/48x, 52x/24x/52x
Optical Drives CD-RW Burners OPTORITE 52x/32x/52x LITEON 52x/32x/52x
Optical Drives DVD - Digital Versatile Disc
Optical Drives DVD-ROM Read Only Format
Optical Drives DVD-R = DVD minus R A writeable format The first DVD recording format released that was compatible with standalone DVD Players
Optical Drives DVD+R = DVD plus R A writeable format The second DVD recording format released by the DVD+RW Alliance
Optical Drives DVD Dual Format Drives A DVD Burner that can burn DVD-R and DVD+R discs
Optical Drives DVD Dual Layer Drives A DVD Burner that can burn DVD-R, DVD+R, and new Dual Layer DVD+R9 discs at 2.4x or 4x
Optical Drives DVD Dual Layer Drives OPTORITE DD1601 $72.00 16X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD+R9, 4X DVD-RW, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW NEC 3500A $73.00 16X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD+R9, 16X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
Optical Drives Common DVD Drive Speeds 1x = 1385Kb/Sec 5x, 10x, 12x, 16x Reading 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x Recording 1x, 2x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, Re-Writing
Optical Drives Optical Drives are necessary to be able to install 99% of the software released today Every computer should have as a minimum a CD Drive (CD-RW drives are standard on most new computers today)
Optical Drives Recording Software: Ahead NERO Burning Rom v6 Roxio Easy CD Creator v7 NTI CD Maker Pro v6
Optical Drives CD Manufacturers: SONY TOSHIBA PIONEER NEC MITSUMI YAMAHA PHILLIPS OPTORITE LITEON PANASONIC
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