Question

CD-ROM is a.

• A. Semiconductor memory
• B. Memory register
• C. Magnetic memory
• D. All of the above
• E. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

None of the above

CD-ROM is a None of the above.

A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed optical compact disc which contains data. The name is an acronym which stands for "Compact Disc Read-Only Memory". Computers can read CD-ROMs, but cannot write to CD-ROMs, which are not writable or erasable.

Short for Compact Disc-Read Only Memory, a CD-ROM (shown right) is an optical disc which contains audio or software data whose memory is read only. A CD-ROM Drive or optical drive is the device used to read them.

CD-ROM stands for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. It functions as a CD that stores computer data of graphics, text and audio. They are popular for software and other multimedia applications. CD-ROMs commonly store up to 700MB of information.