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Different parts of diskette drive?
Monitor,CPU,Mouse,Keyboard,CD-Rom,and A.V.R
Name three examples of secondary storage devices?
The most popular secondary storage devices are hard disks, CDs, DVDs, USB Flash drive and floppy disks.
Can a downloaded game in a flash drive be played in the flash drive?
Yes. Flash drives work just as well in reading memory as a CD or your hard drive. Plus, flash drives have a tendency to read faster than hard drives, so it may load faster.
How do i do a system recovery on an hp pavilion xt963?
You have to have the system recovery cds hopefully you made them when you first got your computer. put the disk labled number 1 in the CD ROM drive restart your computer and follow the instructions.
What is a removable disk on a computer?
Because the term 'disc' or 'disc' refers to several different memory formats, 'removable disk' designates those which can be removed and replaced without opening the computer's case. There are a number of different types of removable discs, such as; A floppy disc. Originally an 8 inch disc, this format has shrunk to 3 1/2 inches. Many new computers do not have floppy disc drives, because the format can only hold 1.4 megabytes per disc. There have been several 3 1/2 inch optical disc drives created, which are similar to CD-R/W drives, in that the disc is written to and read by a laser. These drives can be mounted in place of a floppy drive, and have capacities of 20 megabytes, or more. CD-ROM -R/W The compact disc, a 5 inch optical Read Only Memory format, is generally thought of as an audio format, but was adapted for use by computers shortly after its introduction. Many computers can now boot from a CD, and most software is sold on CD. The Read/Write CD drive is now over ten years old, and was introduced as a way to store and transfer data. Drives that can write to a CD are called 'burners', but can only write to special CD's, called CD-R/W or Read/Write. DVD-ROM - R/W. With the introduction of the Digital Video Disc, the amount of data that could be stored on a 5 inch optical disk increased dramatically. The DVD format has gone through the same evolution as the CD format, in that a burner type drive was introduced some years after the ROM drive. However, DVD discs will not work in CD drives, although most DVD drives can read CD's. Generally, a computer will refer to CD and DVD drives under the general heading of CD-ROM drives. The most common use of 'removable disc' is the 3 1/2 inch floppy.
Which technology is used in a CDROM Drive ?
To read CD-ROM's, the technology in a CD-ROM drive is an optical disc drive (ODD). It typically utilizes light to retrieve information on a disc.
If you have a cdrom you can use both cdrom and dvdrom?
Nope... the data on a DVD-ROM is packed much tighter. A CD-ROM cannot read DVD's but a DVD-ROM can read CD's
Is a CDROM drive an input or output device?
A CDROM drive is neither an input device or an output device. A CDROM drive is a storage device.
How do you reformat your XP hard drive when your CDRom has a virus and won't work?
CDROM drives do not get infected with virus. May be there is a driver problem. You can first run one of the free anti-virus like AVG and enable your CD ROM drive if you want to reinstall OS from a CD/DVD. - Neeraj Sharma
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.
What is the difference between a CD-ROM and a CD-ROM drive?
The same as the difference between a phonograph record and a phonograph. The CD-ROM is where the data is stored. the purpose of the CD-ROM drive is to read it.
What is the difference between a CD-ROM and a CD-R?
A CD ROM is a standard compact disc containing data to be read by a digital device, such as a CD player or PC CD-ROM drive. A CD-R is a compact disc which data can be recorded, or burned (hence the term "burning cds). Usually, CD-R's are one shot deals meaning they can recorded until they are either filled up (usually 700 MB) or finalized. CD-R's whether filled up or not cant be read by a digital device until finalized.
What is the storage capacity of a CD-ROM?
The storage capacity of a CD-ROM is:In megabytes(mb):700In bytes(b) :734003200In gigabytes(gb):0.68359375
What is a disk drive only playing CD's?
A cd-rom drive
CD ROM latest available in the market?
latest cd rom drive in market
Which file system does Windows 2000 support for the CD-ROM File System?
CDFS CD Rom File System is relatively simple format defined as the read only formatting standards for cdrom media.
What is a CD-ROM card?
In the early take up period of computer cdrom drives, Pc's required an interface to drive the unit itself. Later on, the drives were created able to utilise the IDE interface.
