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Optical discs commonly store items in?
in a single track that spirals from the center of the disc to the edge of the disc
Can the rewritable optical disc be infected by virus?
If you burn infected files onto an optical disc then those files remain infected and would remain on the optical disc permanently.
How is the Optical disc similar to the compact disc?
A compact disc is a type of optical disc. "Optical disc" is an umbrella term for any type of storage media which uses optical technology (as opposed to magnetic) for data storage. This includes but is not limited to DVDs, CDs, H-DVD, blu-ray, laser discs CDRW's, and DVDRW's
What is Storage media used by optical disc drives?
CD and DVD disks are used by optical disc drives.
Is a optical drive a input device?
It's input I think, not that sure, but I just know that it reads data from a disc and then views them onto the computer screen. :)
How does an optical disk drive work?
An optical disc drive reads a disc by shining a laser on it and detecting the reflected beam. The reflectivity of a disc varies across its surface, which determines the intensity of the reflected beam. Photodiodes detect this reflected beam and produce electrical signals, which are interpreted as data.
What are the types of optical disc?
types of optical disc drive are: cd,dvd,blueray,cdr,cdrw,dvdrw,mp3,mp4
Are CD drives or DVD drives more common?
CD drivers and DVD drivers are both equally common. CD drives is a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system. A DVD drive is an optical disc storage media format.
What is a related records stored on a storage medium such as hard disc or optical disc?
a File
What is the disk spelling used for optical media?
disc
What are recessed areas on the surface of an optical disc?
PITS
Which are smooth and level areas on an optical disc?
Lands
