Terms #5

Terms #5

1.  ROM- Data recorded onto a chip. It can not be removed, only read. ROM is used to store important simple programs like the program to boot up a computer.

2.  CD-R- Stansd for Compact disc recordable. It is blank CD that data can be burned onto.

3.  CD-RW- Stands for Compact Disc Rewritable. It is a blank CD that can be burned. It is different from a standard CD-R in that data can be erased and reburned, and more data can be added.

4.  DVD+RAM- Stands for Digital Versatile Disc Random Access Memory. It is a blank DVD that data can be written on. They support defect management and error correction. Some new DVD+RAM discs can hold almost 10GB.

5.  DVD-RW- Stands for Digital Versatile Disc Unwritable. Like CD-RWs, they must be completely erased for data to be written on them. They can hold nearly 5GB of data but do not come in a double sided form/

6.  DVD-R- Stands for digital versatile disc recordable. Once burned, they cannot be erased and rewritten again. Most DVD drives support it.

7.  DVD+R- Stands for digital versatile disc recordable. Once burned, they cannot be erased and rewritten again. It is nt as common as DVD-R, but many DVD drives support it.

8.  T1- Data transfer system that transfers data at 1.544 megabytes per second. Many people can transfer data one a single T1, but after a large amount of usage they may slow down.

9.  BIOS- Stands for Basic Input/Output system. It is used to boot up an operating system.

10.  Format- (1) A proccess used on data on a computer in order for it too be stored. (2) Format refers to the layout of text, images and graphics is a word proccessing program. (3) A file format can refer to the way data is saved within a file.