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although many people think it is the bottom or "shiny" side, it's actually only a plastic holder the data is kept on the side that the title and/or graphics has been printed. it's true, i found out the hard way!
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∙ 14y agoThe surface of the CD stores data as pits and lands.
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Which side of a CD contains the data?
the shiny side/smaller ring inside has the data coz u could put a cover on the other side
What are three ways a CD contains data?
Well you can put pictures, music and movies on CD's
Can Cd's store data on both sides of disk?
No one side only. The shiny side.
Does the printed side of a CD contain data?
No the side with the data is the non printed side simply because there is less for the read/write head of the drive to see through when moving data onto or off the disk
What is stored in Read-Only Memory?
Data that cannot be changed except at the source. Read only memory contains data that can only be "read" by the processor, or viewed in some way by the end user. When you use a R-CD to store data, for example, you cannot change it while it is on the R-CD. You can change the original source data and copy it onto the R-CD again. Read-Write CD's, on the other hand, allow data to be manipulated directly on the RW-CD.
What is the differnce between CD CD-r and CD-rw drives?
Answer: A CD drives is EIDE, a CD-R is a CD drives that can record or write data to a CD(the data may or may not be multisession, the data cannot be erase once its been written on). , a CD-RW is a CD drive that can record or write data to a CD(the data may or may not be multisession, the data can be erase or written over).
What side of a CD is read?
CD are made of two parts plastic and polycarbonate (the shiny part) the bottom side is just plastic and the top side is where all the data it. The CD drive uses a laser that reads the polycarbonate through the plastic. So you look at the top part of the CD and its missing some of the polycarbonate your definitely going to get skips.
How do you Format data CD to music CD?
You cannot change the data format once it has been written to the CD. You will need to write another CD with the data in music format to play in a CD player.
How much data can a CD hold?
An average CD can hold 700 MB of data.
How does a CD-rom reads data from CD?
It uses a beam of light to "look" at the data. It starts the read on the inside of the CD.
Why are CD-ROMs usually bought with data already?
That's the definition of a CD-ROM, a CD burned with computer data, as opposed to blank CDs such as CD-R or CD-RW.
Which data-storage device will not have its data scrambled by a magnet?
A DVD. Apex.
