Question

What is the difference between a CD-ROM and a CD-RW?

• A. They are the same- just two different terms used by different manufacturers
• B. A CD-ROM can be written to and a CD-RW cannot
• C. A CD-RW can be written to, but a CD-ROM can only be read from
• D. A CD-ROM holds more information than a CD-RW
• E. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C A CD-RW can be written to, but a CD-ROM can only be read from

Short for Compact Disc-Read Only Memory, a CD-ROM is an optical disc which contains audio or software data whose memory is read only.

A CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable) disc is a compact disc that can be written, read arbitrarily many times, erased, and written again.