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Compact Disk Read-Only-Memory.
Read-only-memory refers to a long-term memory solution. You have it in your computer under the form of a hard drive. Files and programs are stored in Read-Only-Memory then transferred to Random-Access-Memory (RAM, usually called "memory" by the average person) to work with.
Compact disk is just the name of the technology used to store the data.
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4 What do the letter CD-ROM stand for?
CD-ROM stands for Compact Disc Read Only Memory
What is CD mean?
the word CD stands for compact disk often shortened to CD ROM
What does C D ROM or read only memory mean?
CD stands for compact disc. ROM means it is not possible to write to the disc/memory. CD stands for compact disc. ROM means it is not possible to write to the disc/memory.
Is compact disk and CD rom drive are output devices?
Those would probably not be considered an "output" device. CD rom and compact disc are the same thing (CD stands for "Compact Disc").
Is a CD-rom used to store data?
CD-rom stands for Compact Disc Read Only Memory. This type of CD is used to store data, and cannot be changed once it has been written to.
What do the letters cd-room stands for?
It is CD-ROM and it means Compact Disc - Read Only Memory For DVD-ROM it is Digital Video Disc - Read Only Memory
What is difference between CD-ROM and WWW?
CD-ROM is an accronoym for Compact Disc Read only memory, This id a CD that can be read in your CD drive but not written too. WWW stands for world wide web i.e the internet.
Which storage media uses laser technology to store data?
optical disls
What are the advantages of a CD-ROM?
Advantages OF A cd-rom
What device is used to take information from one CD rom to another CD rom?
CD-ROM burners
Could you use your CD rom as a DVD rom?
A CD ROM drive cannot read a DVD. So it is not possible to use a CD ROM as a DVD ROM. A DVD ROM drive can work with a CD though.
Why do you need the CD ROM?
You need a CD-ROM because then you can acess its read only memory
