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What is the disk spelling used for optical media?

disc


What type of media is a hard disk?

optical


What is the correct spelling for computer disc drive?

"Disc" refers to optical media, such as CDs or DVDs. "Disk" refers to magnetic media, such as hard drives. So the answer depends on which drive you are referring to; most have both an "optical disc drive", and a "hard disk drive".


What is a type of optical storage media that consists of a flat round portable disk made of meta plastic and lacquer?

Optical disk


Is s optical disk a permanent storage media?

yes


What types of optical disk drives use what type of storage media?

DVDs or CDs


Why optical disk is not used in hard disk?

Optical disks are defined as "Write Once/Read Many" media. Some optical disk can be re-written. This is accomplished by burning the first layer smooth and writing the bit bubbles again. This can only happen a few times before the optical media is spent. Magnetic disks are defined as "Write Many/Read Many" media. This is what is needed for the continued operation of a computer over any extended duration.


Who invented the optical disk?

David Gregg was the inventor of the optical disk.


Disc is a type of storage media that consists of a flat round portable disc made of metal plastic and lacquer that is written and read by a laser?

Optical Disk


Is a disk drive a optical storage?

No. A disk drive can use one of several methods of storing data, including magnetic, Flash, and optical.


Is a flash card an example of optical storage media?

I think it is, because its an external memory.


Why magnetic media is suitable for multimedia applicatiion?

Magnetic media like a hard disk drives are fairly fast so it is suitable for multimedia applications. Optical media like DVDs and CDs are much slower.