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: Tavitrianti : 2013140844 Optical Disks and Drives Optical disks can store information at much higher densities than magnetic disks. Thus, they are

ideal for multimedia applications where images, animation and occupy a lot of disk space. Besides, they are not affected by magnetic fields. This means that they are secure and stable, e.g. they can be transported through airport metal detectors without damaging the data. However, optical drives are slower than hard drives. While there are hard drives with an average access time of 8 ms, most access time of %&' to ('' ms. There are various types of optical drives) %. CD-ROM systems offer everything, fro shareware programs to dictionaries and encyclopedias, from multimedia databases to *! games. + lot of institutions have discoverd that economical way of sharing information. ,n fact, one databases. ,n addition, book. (. !"#ecorders come in two different forms) CD-R and CD-R . once/ disks, allowing you to create and duplicate Once, #eal $any/ disks. with a hard disk. *. The future of optical storage is called D!D "Di#ital !ersatile Disk$ . + !5!"#O$ can hold %6 7B, about (& times an ordinary !"#O$. 8or this reason, it can store al large amount of multimedia !s and software and complete Hollywood movies in different languages. They can also play music produce !5!"# and !5! rewritable disks. 9. Ma#net%-%ptical "MO$ drives use both a laser and an electromagnet to record information. onse:uently, $O disks are rewritable, i.e. they can be written to, erased, and than written again. They usually come in two formats) -i/ &.(&3 cartridges can hold more than &.( 7B; -ii/ *.&3 floptical disks have a capacity of (*' $B to %.* 7B. They are ideal for back"up and portable mass storage. &ns'er t(ese )*esti%ns+ %. How many forms of !"#ecorders< (. What is the function of !5!< *. What is the !"#O$s system offers< 9. How is optical disks can store information< &. What does the disadvantage of !"#O$< &ns'er: %. There are two !"#ecorders - !"# and !"#W/ (. The function of !5! is to play music and movies in different languages. *. !"#O$s system offers shareware programs to dictionaries and encyclopedias, from multimedia databases to *! games. 9. They can be transported through airport metal detectors without damaging the data &. ,t=s cannot write anything onto a !"#O$ disk. !"# machines record on !"# -write" !s. They are used to back up hard disks or to !"#O$ is the most !"#O$ disk -.&' $B/ can replace *''.''' pages !s while you work. 1et !"#O$ technology !"#O$ drives have an

of te0t -about &'' floppies/, which represents a lot of savings in distributing materials and corporate !"#O$ drives can play music has one disadvantage) you cannot write anything onto a !"#O$ disk. 1ou can only 2read3 it, like a

distribute and archive information. ,n fact, these systems are the modern version of old WO#$ -Write !"#W -rewritable/ disks can be erased and re"used, 4ust as you would do

!"#O$s. However, !5!"#O$s are 2read only3 devices. To avoid this limitation, companies also