# Hard Disk Drive (HDD) # Floppy Disk # CD Disk # USB Disk # SD Card
cd, dvd, and vcd
False, They can use optical storage discs.
Optical Discs
no
An optical drive is an input and output device. It reads data from optical discs like CDs and DVDs (input) and writes data to these discs (output).
Yes
Yes
A optical drive is essentially what you put CD's DVD's and install discs into.
As of July 2014, there are multiple forms of rewritable optical media. These include the CD-RW, DVD-RW, and Blu-ray RW types of discs.
During the 1990's.
Optical Discs
DVDs and CDs are both types of optical storage. Optical discs such as DVDs and CDs are certainly more durable than previous storage methods, however, they can still be damaged through everyday use and exposure to the environment.