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a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user.
This stands for Compact Disc Read Only Memory. Journals are supplied in full text format usually with a search engine built in.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. Storage medium for printed information such as periodical indexes and census data, accessed by computer.
Compact disc read only memory. Data cannot be erased and re-recorded
A computer disk that can store large amounts of information; generally used on computers with CD-ROM drives. "CD-ROM" stands for "Compact Disk Read Only Memory". That means it can only play back information, not record or save material.
A hard plastic disc that holds about 650 megabytes of computer data. This disc cannot be written on.
is a computer data storage format based on the CD medium. Also see CD-R, and CD-RW. back to the previous page
CD-R ead nly emory, first specified in the Yellow Book, later in ISO/IEC 10149 (Second Edition 1995).
A CD which contains information which the computer can read and use. This is read only memory, so they cannot be used for storage. A special drive is needed to read them.
CD-Read Only Memory, first specified in the Yellow Book, later in ISO/IEC 10149 (Second Edition 1995).
A compact disc that can store a large amount of information. The CD-ROM drive reads that information. CD-R is a recordable CD for home and studio use. The Photo CD and CD-R are write once, read many times discs; a CD-RW is a CD that can be written over, if desired.
A small optical disk that uses the same technology as audio compact disks and contains software that can be installed on a personal computer.
ompact isc- ead nly emory, the standard format for exchanging data on 5.25 inch optical discs, the same as used for music CDs. The 'ROM' extension means that one can only read the data from the disc; you cannot write to it in the same way you would other disks. CD-R discs can be written to, but only one time, while CD-RW discs can be rewritten over and over again, just like traditional discs.
A compact disk on which large volumes of information are stored digitally and accessed by laser beam.
A source of read-only memory (ROM) that looks like a regular audio CD and holds hundreds of times more data than a floppy disk. The extra capacity and snappy access lets CD-ROMs add video and sound files to texts, creating multimedia programs. After a slow start, CD-ROM players have taken off: By the end of this year, about 13 million computers will be so equipped, up from under 100,000 in the early 1990s.
Computer disk, read-only-memory. A disk that stores bits, bytes and multimedia.
ompact isc- ead nly emory. A small round, flat object used to digitally store data. Like CDs used to store and replay audio, the CD-ROM is read only (as the name indicates). It is made up of a three layers: a polycarbonate plastic substrate (the innermost layer), a thin reflective metal (where the digital data is stored), and a lacquer coating (to make it stiff and prevent scratching the metal). When the CD-ROM is being created, the digital data is put onto the edisc by a laser. The laser makes little pits in the smooth surface of the metal (think of the grooves on a record). When the disc is inserted into a CD-ROM drive of your computer, another laser reads the pits to reproduce the data for you. Even though audio CDs and CD-ROMs use different methods for encoding information of the surface of the disc, both are commonly called by the same name: CD.
ompact isc ead nly emory. A mass storage device (can store 650 megs+) that comes in the form of a Compact Disc.
A removable flat circular disc (as used in the music industry) that is read using a laser optical reading device. Information is not written to this type of disc except when it is initially created. Typical storage capacity is 300 to 600 megabytes.
Compact Disc software used by Personal Computers. This is a Read Only media.
An optical storage medium that can store thousands of pages of text, hours of audio, and up to several hours of video or any other type of digital information.
A form of read only data storage (see ROM). A Compact disk has a massive storage capacity compared to a floppy disk and has become a standard way of offering software. The speed of a CD-ROM drive will dictate how fast information can be read from a CD-ROM placed in it.
A disk that records large quantities of information.
A Compact Disc that is used to store computer data/information. Requires a CD-ROM drive to read the information.
Any compact read-only disc with data on it. Technically, an audio compact disc as a CD-ROM, but the term is generally used to mean any non-audio compact disc. The term tends to denote compact discs containing data that can be used in a computer system.
A compact disc that contains pre-recorded data.
A read-only medium used for distribution of the MIT-BIH and ESC databases, among others. CD-ROMs are physically identical in appearance to audio compact disks. CD-ROM readers are available for most microcomputers and for many larger systems.
Computer laser discs on which information (bibliographic citations, abstracts, full-text) is stored for access via computer workstations.
A compact disk can store large amounts of information and is inserted into a computer's CD-ROM drive. For example, the CyberQuoll Internet safety program has been copied on to a CD.
A version of the standard compact disc intended to store general-purpose digital data; provides 556-Mbyte user capacity at 10-13 corrected bit error rate compared to 635 Mbyte at 10-9 for the standard CD.
A read-only-memory compact disk, used to store printed information such as periodical indexes. This disk is used with computer.
Optical disk that is created by a mastering process and used for distributing read-only information.
120 mm Disks (similar to music CD) able to record text, images, video, and sound. These look like a music CD but are digitally recorded with data - which itself may include music, audio narrative, still pictures, animation, and video images. The 'ROM' (read-only memory) suffix indicates that you cannot copy or write to such CDs, although devices are available which can be used to do this [see also CD-R, DVD].
Uses CD as a Read Only Memory for computers. Vast storage capacity - around 600MB - on single disc
A compact disc that stores computer applications, services and other data in the form of text, graphics and hi-fi stereo sound.
a compact disc used for the storage of data in read-only (ROM) format.
an optical data storage medium with a capacity of about 640 megabytes of data. CD-ROMs look like audio compact discs and are used primarily for the storage and distribution of multimedia, software and databases. They are often the most effective means of data transfer in places where limited bandwidth makes large downloads impossible.
One type of media used to ship the operating system components. A CSLT is created from the files of a CD-ROM. The CSLT is used to apply the changes to the system software.
A medium for the consolidated distribution of software. Digital UNIX layered products can be distributed on a single CD-ROM, with software access authorized by PAKs and LMF.
Computer disks (CDs) with huge amounts of memory, used for music, photo archives, font libraries, interactive games, multimedia programs, etc.
PAL format
A computer-based technique for storing and reading information from a compact disk using a CD player and a personal computer. CD-ROM's hold in excess of 600MB of data, which is equivalent to about 250,000 pages of text.
a CD that can be read by a computer with an optical drive
a collection of interactive computer maps that allow the user access to multiple statewide Geographic Information System (GIS) data layers
a compact optical media disc used to store and play back computer data instead of digital audio
a different medium, with its own features, but yet, browsing a set of documents on this medium is rather similar to doing so on the web
a flat, metallized plastic disc with digital information encoded
a flat, plastic disc with digital information encoded on it in a spiral from the center to the limit, the outside edge
a flat round disc you place in your computer or other play-back device
a kind of compact disc
an example of a ROM storage
an excellent medium for posting directly to a client or for archiving work that requires plenty of photographs, large files or more detailed information
a physical device for storing and retrieving information
a plastic disc with microscopic pits pressed into it
a read-only storage medium with a large capacity
a small portable disc capable of storing relatively large amounts of data that can be read by a computer
a standard compact disc containing data files that may include text files, audio files, video files or any other type of files
a two disk set that contains electronic copy of text and graphics of Agency Regulations (Standards), Publications, Agency Documents, and Technical Information copied from the OSHA Web Site on a quarterly basis
A removable disk that stores data. A CD-ROM can only be read. You cannot record (save) data onto it. (However, you can record onto a CD-Rewritable disk.) Often called a CD for short. A CD looks like a music CD, but hold data instead of music. However, you can generally play music CDs on your computer CD drive (if you like to listen to music while you work).
ompact isc: ead nly emory. Information cannot be added to CD-ROMs.
An optical disk that allows data to be read only.
A disk that uses the same principle as audio CD's but stores computer data instead.
ompact isk- ead nly emory. A small, polymer coated, usu. aluminum disk, which stores large amounts of data and is read by a laser.
A computer storage medium similar to the audio CD that can hold more than 600 megabytes of read-only digital information.
CD-ROM stands for ompact isk ead nly emory and refers to molded aluminum disks used for storing large quantities of digital information. Read by special CD-ROM computer drives or CD players (primarily for music), a disk can hold all textual and graphical elements of a scientific paper or monograph, including audio and video.
A compact disc that holds data. It cannot be written on.
A format for storing different types of information digitally, which can be "played" on a CD-ROM drive, connected to a personal computer.
a high density storage medium on which electronic data is etched and read by a laser beam.
ompact- isc ead- nly emory A method of storing information or data. The data is inscribed with a laser on a compact disc.
(abbreviation for) ompact isc ead- nly emory: a compact disc that holds large amounts of information that can be read by a computer but cannot be changed. Often used for visual art presentations.
ompact isk- ead nly emory; an optical disk from which information may be read but not written.
Drive that reads CD media.
a format for publishing information using a compact disc that can be read by a computer's compact disc drive. In a library, you will most often use CD-ROMs for looking up references to journal articles.
A Read-Only Memory (ROM) in the CD format, used for storing computer data. Defined by the Yellow Book standard.
A disc for storing data, much like a computer's floppy disc only with a much larger capacity. CD-ROMs are sold both blank, ready for you to put data onto, and with information already on them. The CD-ROMs that the library owns already contain data, often the same sort of data you might find in books.
The medium on which an index or reference work may be stored and accessed through a computer.
A non-web-based electronic database. CD-ROM databases are accessible only from designated library computer workstations.
Compact Disc. Databases in CD-ROM form are available on single computers.
A compact disc format that stores electronic resources, including sound, text, still images, and full-motion video in optical form, used with a CD-ROM player.
Compact DiscRead Only Memory. A storage method where information is placed on a computer disc and is retrievable through a computer.
Optical storage medium used to hold up to 800MB of data.
This stands for ompact isc ead nly emory. This computer technology makes use of a thin disk which holds thousands of pages of information. In the libraries, some periodical indexes are on CD-ROM. They may be searched at special computer workstations to find references to articles in periodical publications.
CD with data, mainly used for computers to load programs or to read data banks. A CR-ROM (Read Only Memory) looks like an Audio CD and cannot be overwritten (Yellow book).
The compact disc format principally devoted to text and data (and occasionally audio and graphics) according to the technical specifications of ISO 9660.
Compact Disc - Read Only Media, stores large amount of information
Ccompact disk read only memory. A type of computer storage device used for holding software for distribution.
Acronym for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. Replication of information onto CD Rom requires burning.
A removable storage medium (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory). A compact disc that holds text, graphics and audio stereo sound. CD-ROMs have spiral, grooved tracks, but data CDs use a different format for recording the audio CD player. CD-ROMs holds 650MB of data.
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory. A variation of the digital audio CD format that facilitates the storage of general computer files.
(Compact Disc Read-Only Memory) A compact disk on which data is stored.
A storage medium for digital data. Currently CD-ROMs can hold 650 MB.
a type of compact disk -- rather like the audio compact disk -- in which computer data is stored as pits in the surface. Any type of computer data -- software, educational material, games etc -- can be stored on such disks for read-only access (though writeable "CD-ROMs" are becoming available). CD-ROMs generally hold up to about 660 Mb of information more securely than hard disks, but are somewhat slower in transferring data.
Compact disk/read-only memory. A high volume, convenient storage disk for computerized bibliographic and textural data. See also OPTICAL DIGITAL DISC.
Compact Disc Read Only Memory. These discs hold as much as 660 megabytes of memory.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. CD-ROM technology was born in the music industry and has recently gathered tremendous popularity in the computer industry. A CD-ROM can store up to 640 Megabytes of data including software, artwork, motion video and sound. CD-ROM's are created from the publishers data in bulk on a mastering system at a wholesale cost of under $5US.
CD-ROM are similar to music CDs and are designed to store large amounts of digital data. A computer software program allows the user to access a CD-ROM database interactively. This data may be printed or downloaded to a floppy disc.
Compact Disc Read Only Memory; a compact disc configured to contain data. A CD-ROM is a read-only removable mass-storage medium capable of storing up to 650 megabytes of data.
A disc that resembles an audio compact disc, but on which the information is "read" via a CD-ROM drive and a microcomputer. CD-ROM technology allows library patrons to search by author, title, subject, keyword, publication date, or a combination of these to access an abundance of information in computer-readable form. Patrons can produce a bibliography on a particular area free of charge.
Compact Disk - Read Only Memory. A read-only optical storage technology that uses compact disks. DC-ROM disks can store up to 650M of data, all of which can be made available interactively on the computer's display. Compression techniques enable you to pack up to 250,000 text pages on one CD-ROM disk.
Stands for "Compact Disc Read-Only Memory." A CD-ROM is a CD that can be read ...
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory. A small optical disc which contains up to 80 minutes of audio information, up to 700 MB of computer data, or any combination of the two.
A 4 3/4 inch diameter CD-ROM has a storage capacity comparable to 1500 floppy disks (i.e., over 600 million characters).
Compact Disk - Read-Only Memory, uses essentially the same technology as an audio CD in order to store large amounts of information in a very compact format
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory; an optical disk from which information may be read but not written.
"Compact Disc Read-Only Memory". A computer compact disc can hold anything up to 650 MB or 800 MB of data, thus giving them a storage capacity well above their predecessors floppy disks. Once ‘burned’ or written, the information can only be accessed, not changed or overwritten.
The compact disk read only memory can contain graphics, text and sound. It holds 650 MB of data. CD-ROMs cannot be played in conventional CD players, but CD-ROM players can play audio CDs.
(Compact Disk, Read Only Memory) Data storage device which uses a laser beam to create a permanent digital copy of data. CDs can be accessed using the CD-ROM drive built into many computers. Once created, additional data cannot be stored on a CD-ROM. Standard CDs store up to 650 MB of data.
Compact disc read-only memory. It looks like a standard 5 ¼-inch CD but is formatted for storing and delivering computer applications, digitized audio, video, graphics, and text.
A system of storing large amounts of information on a compact disc for retrieval on the computer; clip art, photographs, fonts etc.
Compact disc, read-only memory. A popular storage device used for software distribution.
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory. A computer disk that stores information such as software, music and games. Dissallows recording.
Abbreviation for Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. A small disk device capable of storing extremely large amounts of data, but which cannot be erased and reused for storing other data (the reason it is referred to as “read only”).
The abbreviation for Compact Disc, Read Only Memory. Compact Disc media used for the storage of computer data, such as large programs, graphic files, audio files, etc.
Short for Compact Disc-Read Only Memory. Identifies the device that uses a compact disc to read stored information. This device is read-only, so you cannot save information to it. Cell - A cell is a small rectangular cross section of a row and column, used to enter data for a spreadsheet. Spreadsheets use multiple columns and rows of cells to form a grid in which many types of data are entered.
(compact disc ready only memory) A format for recording, storing and retrieving digital information such as graphics, software applications, sound and video. Capacity is 650 megabytes.
(Compact Disc Read Only Memory) A compact disc format used to hold text, graphics and hi-fi stereo sound. It's like an audio CD, but uses a different track format for data. The audio CD player cannot play CD-ROMs, but CD-ROM players usually play audio CDs and have output jacks for a headphone or amplified speakers. CD-ROMs hold in excess of 600MB of data, which is equivalent to about 250,000 pages of text or 20,000 medium-resolution images. Earlier CD-ROM drives transfer data at 150KB per second. Double, triple and quad-spin drives provide 2x, 3x and 4x the 150KB transfer rate. Access times run from a slow half second to under 200 milliseconds. Audio and data reside on separate tracks and cannot be heard and viewed together on earlier drives that are not CD-ROM XA compliant. Unlike other optical disks, CD-ROMs, as well as audio CDs, use a spiral recording track just like the "ancient" phonograph record.
Compact disk read only memory. The total capacity of a CD-ROM when storing data is 640 MB.
Compact disks read only memory (CD_ROM) is a technological device that stores 500 megabytes of text, audio, animation and video data in 4 ‡î of space. It uses the same kind of disk as an audio CD player.
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory, a CD stamped with data that cannot be erased and filled with new data.
(Compact Disc Read Only Memory) A compact disk containing text or images that is accessed by computers.
Compact disk read-only-memory - CDs used to store data that cannot be overwritten. Writable CD-ROMs can be overwritten several times.
Stands for "compact disk-read only memory." This is a computer disk drive that runs compact disks instead of magnetic floppy disks. (CDs have a greater storage capacity than floppy disks.) CD-ROMs are already being used to read electronic White and Yellow Pages listings.
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory: This is the same disc as the audio compact disc except that it contains optical information, instead of audio information.
A disk for storing computer information. It looks like an audio disk CD. CPU - Central Processing Unit. This is a PC's heart or 'brains'. DOS - Disk Operating System. The original system used for PCs. You type in commands instead of pointing and clicking.
COMPACT DISC READ ONLY MEMORY - These little silver disks can store vast amounts of information and are ideal for distributing games and software programs. Since they are Read Only Memory, you can only access the information thereon ("Read") and cannot transfer data ( "Write" ) onto them.
data storage medium; optical disc capable of storing data such as programs, text, still images and sound.
Stands for Compact Disk Read Only Memory. A Compact Disk can hold over 600 MB of information stored optically.
ompact isc ead nly emory - A digitally mastered disc that holds information (often a database).
Compact Disc. A portable disc utilizing Read-only Memory. It stores data that can be read by a computer.
Compact disk/Read-only memory. A compact disk used to carry data rather than, or as well as, audio in permanent memory. CD-ROMs can store up to 660 Megabytes of data, making them useful for large databases or multimedia applications.
Compact-Disc-Read-Only-Memory. A "read only" CD-ROM can hold up to approximately 650 or 700 MB of data, e.g. pictures and text.
Compact Disk -Read Only Memory. A type of optical disk capable of storing large amounts of data. CD-ROMs are stamped by the vendor, and once stamped, they cannot be erased and filled with new data.
an acronym for Compact Disk-Read Only Memory, a storage disk holding thousands of pages of information and accessed by a microcomputer.
CD-ROMs are discs on which data can be stored. ROM stands for Read-only memory - any data on the disc can only be read and not changed or deleted. CD-ROMs are readable by normal computer CD drives.
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory. Like an audio CD, a CD-ROM stores information for later playback. Many books are now published with CD-ROM's that may have supplemental information, practice exercises, or guidelines for the book. In addition, many libraries have periodical indexes on CD-ROM. In the OSU Library, these can be used in any of the reference areas.
A flat metallic disk that contains information that you can view and copy onto your own hard disk; you cannot change or add to the disk. CD-ROM is an abbreviation for compact disc read-only memory.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory; format for storing and retrieving information.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. A computer-based technique for storing and reading information from a compact disk using a CD player and a personal computer. The information on the compact disk is in a Read Only format and cannot be amended or altered by the user.
A compact disc containing interactive data that can be read by a computer.
Compact Disc Read Only Memory, which enables the storage of large amounts of text or data.
Compact Disk, Read-Only Memory. A type of storage device that looks just like an audio CD and stores as much data as a large hard disk (600MB), making it a popular means of distributing fonts, photos, electronic encyclopedias, games, and multimedia offerings. As the name indicates, however, you can't save or change files on a CD-ROM, only read them. Pronounced see-dee rom.
Stands for "compact disc read-only memory." Computer CDs are just like music CDs. They are small, shiny "records" that can hold an immense amount of data (up to 550 MB). About 4.75 inches in diameter, a CD must be played on a CD-ROM drive.
ompact isk ead nly emory - an offline optical storage device that uses a laser to read data burned into a plastic disk as pits. A single disk can store up to 700 megabytes of digital data.
An acronym for "compact disk-read only memory." An optical-storage device, identical to those used to record music, that holds roughly 600 times as much data--including text, graphics, sound, and video--as a standard computer floppy disk.
Computer Disk-Read Only Memory. A disk encased in a plastic coating that is "pitted" with electronic data and has an ultra-high density storage capacity which is read by a laser. Cannot be changed by the user.
A compact disk that holds text, music and images. One of the principal new venues for interactive video games as well as for full motion video films. Acting for CD-ROM's is a new arena for actors. SAG 's Interactive Media Contract covers salaries and working conditions for this new medium.
A form of storage similar to a floppy disk, except that you cannot change its contents and it can store a large amount of computer data (about 650 MB). CD-ROM stands for Compact Disc-Read Only Memory.
CD-Rom is an abbreviation for Compact Disk - Read Only Memory. It is a popular format at present for recording and storing large amounts of data.
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. An extension of the Compact disc digital audio (CD-DA) format that allows computer data to be stored in digital format. Defined by the Yellow Book standard.
In computers, CDROM technology is a format and system for recording, storing, and retrieving electronic information on a compact disk that is read using an optical drive. A CDROM player or drive does not allow writing to the disk.
Also CD, this refers to the compact disk (read-only memory) drive.
A compact disc format that allows storage of information in a read only format.
(compact disk read only memory) An adaptation of the music-playing CD s that was designed to store text and graphics for computers.
A disc that looks like a conventional music CD. A CD-ROM holds files, such as software, pictures and videos. Most modern computers have a CD-ROM drive to play the disc. CD-ROM stands for Compact Disc, Read-Only Memory.
CD that is read only, and can't be saved to.
Abbreviation for compact disc read-only memory. A compact disc can store large amounts of information.
A computer disk that can save and store things from your computer. It's also the format that most new software, including games, comes on these days.
A CD-ROM disc looks just like a music CD but can hold software applications, data, text, pictures, sound and video. A CD-ROM disc drive is generally a standard feature of modern computers. Most software is now supplied on CD-ROM and installed (copied to the hard disk) from the disc onto your computer.
Compact Disc Read Only Memory. Used to store computer data (text and graphics). It has additional error detection and correction per the Yellow Book.
Stands for Compact Disk Read-Only Memory. a CD-ROM is a storage medium for digital data. CD-ROMs normally hold 650 MB of data.
A Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) is designed to store data in the form of text, graphics and audio. CD-ROMs use the Yellow Book standard as published by Philips.
Stands for Compact Disk—Read Only Memory. Used for storing computer information and has a substantially higher capacity than diskettes.
(Compact Disk - Read Only Memory) - A computer storage medium which can store large amounts of information; generally used to distribute software or multi-media for use on computers with CD-ROM drives. CD-ROM disks look just like music CDs, and cannot be altered by a user.
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory An almost indestructible disc which is read by a laser and can store the equivalent of 1500 floppy disks or 270,000 pages of information.
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. An optical disc used to store computer data. CD-ROM is defined by the yellow book standard developed jointly by Philips and Sony in 1983.
a type of data-storage media using a CD format with pre-recorded data that cannot be recorded by the user.
Compact Disk, Read Only Memory. The media and drive used to store music and computer data. Capacity is generally about 650MB per disk.
A form of technology used for storing, retrieving and distributing information. Audio, graphic images, digital data and digitized text can all be stored on a CD-ROM. Indexing sources comprise a large number of CD-ROMs available in the University Libraries. The equipment necessary for retrieving this information includes a CD-ROM drive and a computer.
Compact Disk Read Only Memory. A physical device for storage of digital information.
Stands for Compact Disk Read Only Memory. An optical disk that can only be read from and not written to. (WP, Gr. 6)
a disc that can store a large amount of text, audio, video and graphic information; a computer needs a special drive and software to display these materials.
A computer-based device that is used for storage of information. Stands for Compact Disk-Read Only Memory.
An acronym derived from the phrase "compact disc-read only memory." An optical disc read by a beam of light and carrying information that is inserted on the disc at time of manufacture which cannot be altered subsequently. In library jargon, the term usually refers to an item such as a reference book or a periodical index which is on compact disc and accessed by a microcomputer.
Acronym for compact disc read-only memory. CD-ROM drives use optical technology to read data from CDs. CDs are read-only storage devices; you cannot write new data to a CD with standard CD-ROM drives.
An abbreviation of Compact Disc ROM (Read Only Memory). Data is written in 2048 byte blocks. Data held in pits and grooves on the disc and read by a laser beam. Cognitive psychology The study of human memory, learning, knowledge presentation and skill acquisition.
(Compact Disc Read-Only-Memory). Storage of information on a compact disc. CD products include periodical indexes, images of newspapers, magazines and census statistics.
Short for "compact disc - read-only memory". This is the same type of storage medium used for audio compact discs, only it stores computer data. One ISO-standard CD-ROM disc holds about 650 megabyes of data.
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory: Read-only CD media that can store up to 1GB of data.
In digital pre-press, a laser enclosed optical storage disc that can store 650 Megabytes to over 1 Gigabyte of data on a disc about the size of a traditional 5-inch floppy disk.
CD-ROM: A compact optical disc from which digital information is read by laser scanning. These discs are capable of holding large volumes of digital data.
(Compact Disk-Read Only Memory) is a circular disk used to store large amounts of electronic data. CD-ROMs can hold up to 680 MB of computer data. The media is low cost and durable, and in large scale applications can be inexpensively duplicated into thousands of copies. Unlike optical disks which can be written to many times, a CD-ROM is read-only.
Information on this type of compact disk can only be read by a computer.
(Compact Disk Read-Only Memory) - Optical data storage using disks.
Acronym for Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. CD-ROMs are high-capacity computer disks that allow publishers and other information providers to distribute large amounts of information in a searchable format.
Compact disc - read only memory. A CD-ROM looks virtually the same as an audio CD. CD-ROMs can hold up to 650 megabytes of information.
ompact isk - ead nly emory. A CD-ROM is a 118 mm plastic disk with information represented by holes or pits in a thin metal film and capable of storing up to 800 Megabytes. The information is read as variations in reflected light from a small laser. CD-ROMs and music CDs are physically identical but the information is encoded differently. CD-ROMs and music CDs are a type of, and are sometimes called, Optical Disks. Smaller size optical disks are becoming more common, such as Sony MiniDiscs. Some types of CDs are erasable or may be written to once (then the information can be read as many times as required).
Stands for "Compact Disc Read-Only Memory." A medium for publishing and storing information in digital format, similar to audio compact discs.
Computer-readable data stored on the same physical form as a musical CD. Large capacity, inexpensive, slower than a hard disk, and limited to reading. There are versions that are writable (CD-R, CD Recordable) and other formats that can be written to once or many times.
Compact disk read only memory, a CD that can be read but not written to, also used to refer to the device that reads the disk.
A form of storage like a floppy disk except that it is usually permanent (read only) and has a high storage capacity (typically 650 megabytes). A CD-ROM disk looks like an ordinary stereo CD, however, a CD-ROM is used to store computer data rather than music.
Compact disc-read only memory. A compact-disc technology that enables a personal computer to access digitally text, still images, moving pictures, and sound.
Shortened form for Compact Disc–Read-Only Memory. A compact disc that meets the specifications defined in Yellow Book, supporting storage of computer data (as well as audio data in Mixed Mode applications).
Compact-Disc, Read-Only Memory systems use digitized multimedia signals to recreate text, video, and graphics. A data-storage medium using the same physical format as audio compact discs. CD-ROM is popular for distribution of large databases, software, and especially multimedia applications.
Compact Disk Read-Only Memory,” a computer storage medium similar to music compact disks. Databases and other stored information media are housed on CD-ROM's available through libraries.
An abbreviation for the term "Compact Disc--Read Only Memory". This acronym refers to a computer-readable CD that contains information that can be retrieved and displayed on a terminal, but that cannot be altered by the user.
Compact disk read-only memory, which is a removable disk that is physically identical to an audio CD but holds computer files.
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. An optically read disc designed to hold information such as music, reference materials, or computer software. A single CD-ROM can hold around 700 megabytes of data, enough for several encyclopedias. Most software programs are now delivered on CD-ROMs.
A compact disc that can only be played.
Stands for "Compact Disk – Read Only Memory". A computer storage disk that holds vast amounts of textual information. .
Compact disc read-only memory. A laser-encoded optical memory storage medium.
Stands for compact disk - read only memory; a storage medium able to hold about 250,000 pages of text, or very large files of graphics, sound, and video clips.
A device that uses a laser beam to read data from a spiral of indentations and flat layers on a layer of a compact disc.
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. An optical disk that is physically the same as an audio CD, but contains computer data. Storage capacity is about 680 megabytes. CD-ROMs are interchangeable among different types of computers.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. An information technology used for storing and reading large amounts of information which is accessed through a computer. CD-ROMs look like the compact discs from a music store; but instead of storing music, they store text and other data
A computer medium (or media) used to transfer the Publication from the Licensor to the Licensee.
initials for Compact Disc - Read Only Memory
Acronym for Compact Disk Read-Only Memory. A form of write-once, disk-based, random-access data storage.
Compact disc read-only memory. A compact disc format that can store data other than just standard CD audio. Many programs, sound sample libraries, and graphics are distributed on CD-ROM because each CD can store hundreds of megabytes of information, yet costs about the same to manufacture as a floppy disk, which only stores about 1 megabyte. See ROM.
A Compact Disc that stores digital information. CD's can store huge quantities of text, reasonable amounts of sound or still pictures and tiny amounts of moving images. CD-ROMs (Read Only Memory) are often used to store bibliographic databases.
CD or CD-ROM stands for Compact disk that can store up to 700MB of data. CD-ROM stands for Compact Disk-Read-Only Memory. CD's are read only and require a CD-ROM drive to access the data stored on the CD.
ompact isc- Rom ead nly emory version of the common music recording medium which can store over 600 Mbytes of data in computer readable format.
(Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) A small optical disc which can be used for text, data, audio, video and graphics applications. Information is recorded by laser technology. It can hold 300,000 typed pages or the equivalent of 1,080 floppy disks. Although CD-ROM disks closely resemble those used for audio recording, special disk-drives attached to microcomputers are required to operate them.
Acronym for Compact Disc Read Only Memory. Used for storage of electronic information.
A device that reads information from a high-capacity, read-only disk by using laser technology.
Most software nowadays comes on CD, and so a CD ROM Drive is required so as these bits of software can be installed.
compact disc read only memory (storing about 600 Mbytes of digital data in similar format to a music CD)
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory. It's a storage place that disallows recording or manipulating of its data.
multimedia:(Compact Disc - Read Only Memory) Optical media which can store between 500 and 750 megabytes of computer data, or about 70 minutes of Eric Johnson (audio). The information on the disk cannot be changed, although it can be copied and read. There are disks with the complete works of Shakespeare, dictionaries, BMUG's library, collections of photos, history, images of the works in the Louvre, etc.
Compact Disc Read Only Memory, the type of CD developed in the mid 1980s to store digital data, usually around 600 megabytes (552,960,000 bytes for 60 minutes, 681,984,000 bytes for 74 minutes). The original playback rate was about the speed of a T1 communication link, also the target for MPEG-1 digital video: 1,228,800 bps. Newer drives support 24 X the original rate of spin but the access time still is measured in 100s of milliseconds.
A CD-ROM drive is an optical drive that reads compact discs. The compactdisc, or CD, can store up to 700 megabytes of data, which makes it a verypopular vehicle for delivering software to be installed, as well as for filebackup. The CD-ROM can read computer "burned" discs as well as audioCDs.
Compact Disk, Read Only Memory; a high-capacity secondary storage medium. Information contained on a CD is read-only. Special CD-ROM mastering equipment available in the OIT Multimedia Lab can be reserved for creating new CDs.
Compact Disk which is used to store large amounts of information. Any Library database which is not accessed online is usually in this format. Some of the databases within the Library are available only on stand-alone CD-ROM. If you want to access one of these databases you should ask at the Enquiry Desk on Level 3..
Refers to Compact Disk - Read Only Memory which uses optical technology.
acronym for Compact Disc, Read-=Only Memory. A disc which can hold large amounts of information, including moving video images. lipboard: where the computer keeps information that you cut or copy. Information stays on the clipboard until you cut or copy new information or until you turn off your computer.
Cartridge Disk Read-Only Memory.Data is re-stamped onto a non-writable disk.Today there are "re-writable CD-ROMs.
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory. A CD-ROM is any compact disc which contains computer data. These discs can store huge amounts of data (up to 640 megabytes). If there is a large amount of data on a CD-ROM, then it is usually impractical to copy the data on to the hard disk; in this case, you must insert the disc whenever you want to use the data. The ROM simply means that you can not save information onto these discs. CD-ROM may also refer to the drive used to read these discs.
Short for Compact Disc-Read Only Memory, CD-ROM drives are CD-Players inside computers that can have speeds in the range from 1x and beyond, and have the capability of playing audio CDs and computer data CDs.
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory Refers to the type of media, as well as the media player. Also known as a reader or player. CD's are disks that use laser technology to read and write information, CD's can hold up to 90 minutes of data.
An abbreviation for "Compact Disc Read-Only Memory;" A computer with a CD-ROM drive is needed to read this kind of disc.
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory. A standard for compact disc to be used as digital memory media for personal computers. The specifications for CD-ROM were first defined in the Yellow Book.
See Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM).
stands for Compact Disc Read-only Memory. CD-ROMs can hold large amounts of data and often accompany books on technology-related subjects.
A device that uses a compact disc (CD), a CD can store large amounts of data- 800 megabytes of information, which would equal more than 200,000 printed pages. Many scrapbookers store copies of their scrapbook pages on a CD. Close Window
A CD-based storage medium that cannot be altered.
Compact Disk Read-Only Memory. A computer disk on which information is stored.
Compact DiscRead-Only Memory. A computer technology which allows information to be stored on a compact disk and accessed through a microcomputer.
compact disk that functions as read only memory
Short for compact disc-read-only memory. 1. A device that stores large amounts of computer data (about 600 megabytes). 2. A device that reads such devices.
Compact Disc, Read-Only Memory. Refers to a compact disc encoded with computer data; it can’t be written to, even with a CD-RW drive.
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory. Often used to describe a CD-ROM drive, which is a special disk drive that reads only compact discs.
Compact Disk Read Only Memory. A disc that can store large quantities of text, audio, video and graphic information, commonly used for interactive learning.
Popular format used for storing large quantities of data. they have become more popular than floppy disks due to quantity of data (information) they can hold combined with the availability of competitively priced CD Writers.
a round silver colored plastic disk that comes with massive amounts of information embedded and ready to be used. Unlike diskettes, CD-ROM disks can be read by any type of computer with a CD-ROM drive.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory: Optical storage medium. Capable of holding 600+ megabytes of data.
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory. A shiny disc that can hold vast amounts (650mb) of information/data. Plenty of space to fit your powerpoint files on.
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory. A compact disc having programs, data,and other information for computer applications.
A standard compact disc used to store digital data files (e.g., large software programs) that can be read by a computer
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory An optical storage technology that stores and plays back data. “Read only†means the information on the disc may be capable of being displayed or used but not deleted. CD-ROMs are commonly used for encyclopedias, dictionaries, and software libraries, and they are also used for multimedia applications. One CD-ROM can hold around 650 megabytes, or the equivalent of 700 floppy disks. CD-ROMs have become a favorite medium for installing programs, since they cost only slightly more to manufacture than floppy disks and most major software applications would require at least five floppies. Most computers now have a CDROM drive. Don’t sound hopelessly out of touch with technology—be sure to use the term “CD-ROM†to refer to the technology or the discs, but not to the hardware you play the discs on; that’s a “CD-ROM drive.
Acronym for ompact isk- ead nly emory. Data on a CD-ROM can only be read, not changed or altered.
CD-ROM stands for Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. A CD-ROM can contain a software application, a library of data or your favorite album. You cannot modify the contents of a CD-ROM; if you need to write to a compact disk, use a CD-R or a CD-RW. Source: TechSoup.org
compact disc with read-only memory; a non-interactive CD which is the platform for almost all offline electronic publishing.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. Can be used to load data or music. They generally hold up to 650 MB (650 million bytes) of stuff, which is a whole lot more than the usual 1.4MB that floppy disks hold.
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Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. Similar to a CD music disc, but designed for computers, a single disc can hold around 640 megabytes of data, enough for several encyclopedias or other reference works. Most software programs are now delivered on CD-ROMs.
acronym for compact disk read-only memory; a form of optical disk onto which data has been stored and can be viewed but not be changed.
Compact Disc, Read-only Memory. A storage medium using CDs to hold data. CD-ROMs, which can be erased and reused like diskettes, hold approximately 650MB of information. Thus, they're used to distribute most of today's software that contains a lot of sound, color graphics, and video.
Compact Disc Read Only Memory is an audio/video offshoot technology from CD. Now an established multimedia source, CD-ROM is now an accepted extra source for Macintosh and Personal Computers.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. The storing of data, image, sound, etc, on a small disk which is then read by laser technology. The information, in the form of 'ones' and 'zeros' is retrieved from the disk surface by it either reflecting or not reflecting a laser beam.
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory. The data stored on a CD-ROM is in digital form and can be accessed by the computer in much the same way as data stored on a floppy disk or hard drive. Unlike the others, however, you cannot save information onto a CD-ROM.
Compact Disk, Read Only Memory - A storage device that appears similar to an audio CD and store as much data as a large computer Hard Disk (600MB), making it a popular means of distributing marketing or sales messages, photos, multimedia and other still or moving communication. As the name indicates, the disk is read only and no changes can be made to the disk's files.
(Compact Disc - Read-Only Memory). An optical storage technology that encodes data on a laminated metallic disc. One CD-ROM holds about 600 megabytes, equal to more than 400 floppy disks. Unlike a floppy disk, you cannot erase or edit the data on a CD-ROM.
Compact Disc, Read-Only Memory. A compact disc used to store and play back computer data instead of digital audio. The hardware used to play the discs on is called a CD-ROM drive.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. It is used to store and play back computer data. A CD-ROM is an optical disk that can contain up to 650MB of data. Use this term to refer to the actual discs but not the hardware you play the discs on. That is a CD-ROM drive.
"Compact Disk Read-Only Memory" refers to the 4-inch silver disks that typically hold 700 megabytes of digital information and the players that access the information on these disks.
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. An optical disc that looks just like an audio CD, but serves a different need. It stores approximately 680 megabytes of computer data. The data is written to and read from the disk via the light of a laser. Some people also refer to the computer drive that reads these discs as a CD-ROM.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory, a set of compact disk formats for computer-readable information.
Compact Disk, Read Only Memory. A data storage medium that uses laser optics rather than magnetic means to read data. Information can be read from CD-ROMs but not recorded to them.
Acronym for Compact Disk-Read-Only Memory. A high-capacity, optical storage device that uses compact disk technology to store large amounts of information, up to 650 MB ( the equivalent of approx. 300,000 pages of text), on a single 4.72" disk. A CD-ROM uses the constant linear velocity encoding scheme to store information in a single, spiral track, divided into many equal length segments. To read data, the CD-ROM disk drive must increase the rotational speed as the read head gets closer to the center of the disk, and decrease as the head moves back out. Typical CD-ROM data access times are in the range of 0.3 to 1.5 seconds; much slower than a hard disk.
Compact disk–read only memory; a compact disk used to store text, graphics, video, and sound; “read only” means the user cannot alter the information.
Compact Disk - Read-Only Memory; a high-capacity optical (laser) information storage device in the form of a plastic disk. A CD-ROM disk holds approximately 600 MB of information, (about 300,000 pages of text). In the library, many databases and reference works are physically in CD-ROM format, housed on servers, and it is increasingly common for books, particularly in science and engineering fields, to be published with accompanying CD-ROMs containing supplemental information and programs.
Compact Disc Read Only Memory A special format of the CD that allows the storage of text, graphics, audio and video. The CD-ROM is similar to the CD-DA (Digital Audio), but the information is stored differently. An audio CD player can't play CD-ROMs, but CD-ROM players (such as the Apple CD-ROM players) can play CD-DA discs and can be connected to an external amplifier and/or headphones. The CD-ROM player is usually plugged into one of the computer's expansion slots or the computer's SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) port. A CD-ROM can hold 650 Mb of data, which is equivalent to about 250,000 pages of text.
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A storage device that is commonly used on computer Systems. Holds up to 650 Megabytes of information. You can not write to a CD-ROM, only read from it.
(Compact Disc - Read Only Memory) - A technology for putting a large amount of information on a small disk that can be accessed by a computer; CD-ROMs in the Libraries contain periodical indexes, abstracts, statistics, directories, and other complete texts. Click here for a list of CD-ROM databases.
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory; a high-capacity distribution medium for digital information based on the compact disc format.
Acronym for "compact disc, read-only memory." This disc stores and plays back computer data. A course may be delivered to a student or students on a CD-ROM. The course may consist only of the material on the CD-ROM and may not be led by an instructor. Some CD-ROM courses may also be supplemented with a study guide and may require communication with an instructor.
Compact isc ead- nly emory. Optical storage medium that uses the same technology as audio CD formats. CD-ROMs can hold hundreds of megabytes of data, but a CD-ROM drive can typically only read data from a CD, A writeable CD-ROM is needed to save or modify files on a CD-ROM.
Compact Disk - Read Only Memory - storage media capable of holding 650 Megabytes.
(Compact Disk Read Only Memory): A read-only storage medium. CD-ROMs contain up to 650MB of information.
Computer disc-read-only memory. A device to store electronic information, can hold approximately 600 megabytes of data or information.
Acronym for Compact Disc - Read Only Memory - A 5 1/4-inch laser disc with digital encoded data.
Compact Disc Read Only Memory. Written on a large scale and not on a standard computer CD burner (CD writer), they are an optical disk storage media popular for storing computer files as well as digitally-recorded music.
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory - A CD-ROM is typically used to store information and computer programs. Originally used to store digital music CD-ROM's are now common accessories on a computer purchased today. DVD's are beginning to replace CD-ROM technology. A CD-ROM can hold 640MB of information.
Compact disk (read-only media), formated to hold computer data as compared with an audio CD
You will be familiar with CDs from your record collection, but CDs can store a lot more than just music. This small plastic disc can bold up to 650Mb of data. In the computer world, the same type of disc is used to store files and is known as CD-ROM.[Compact Disc-Read Only Memory
The term compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) refers to a type of optical disc capable of storing large amounts of data, music, or video.
The discs that software are distributed on and which are pressed rather than burned. The data format is generally ISO 9660, but Joliet and Mac HFS are common, as well.
The compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM) is a computer component that stores data in the form of text and graphics. A CD-ROM has a capacity of 650 to 680 MB.
Compact disc read only memory; CD that cannot be written to or recorded making it useful only for data retrieval.
A compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) can contain vast amounts of information, over 600MB, to which a computer has access through a CD-ROM drive. You cannot save information to a standard CD-ROM.
Compact disk Read-Only Memory. A compact disk holds data and programs in a read-only format.
Compact Disc with Read Only Memory; compatible with computers, compact discs are inexpensive, high-capacity storage devices for data, text and video.
a computer compact disc that can show pictures, play music or voices, display short animations and movies, and display reams of text.
This means Compact Disk - Read Only Memory. It is a disk that uses optical methods to store information rather than magnetic methods. A CD-ROM disk is supplied to the user with information already written on it, and it is used in a CD-ROM drive. The information on the disk is permanent; therefore the user of a microcomputer cannot change anything on the disk.
CD-ROM stands for 'Compact Disk - Read Only Memory'. CD-ROMs contain databases and software which can be viewed on a computer. The University of Melbourne Library has a selection of CD-ROM databases to search for information including journal articles, company annual reports and statistics.
Compact-Disc Read-Only Memory. A storage technology that uses the same kind of discs you play in an audio CD player for mass storage of computer data. A single disc can store more than 600M of information. Pronounced "see-dee-RAHM."
Compact Disc Read Only Memory; a storange medium which can only be read, based on audio CD technology.
An abbreviation for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory, this disc allows for the storage of data other than audio. No new data can be added to the CD-ROM unless it is CD-R format.
Compact Disc Read Only Memory. An information (data) storage device that uses compact disc technology. CD's can store over 650MB, but most cannot be written to, hence the appellation "read only".
A compact disk on which you can store large amounts of computer data. A single CD-ROM has the storage capacity of about 700 floppy disks. This makes them ideal for saving large files such as graphics, sound and video.
CD-ROM (compact disk-read only memory) is a CD style disk which contains information that can only be read. A CD-ROM cannot be recorded onto or rewritten. A CD-ROM drive, is a device used to read CD-ROMs.
a compact disk that can hold large amounts of information, including moving video images, text and graphics.
Acronym for Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory. A CD-ROM drive uses the CD format as a computer storage medium.
An optical drive that can read CD and CD-R media. It cannot write to anything, nor can it typically read CD-RW, DVD, or DVD-R
A type of optical disc capable of storing large amounts of data - such as words, graphics and sound - up to 1GB, although the most common size is 650MB (megabytes). This equates to up to 250,000 pages of text.
(Compact Disc - Read-Only Memory): CD containing data.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory, a computer technology that uses thin disks only 12 cm in diameter to hold thousands of pages of information. CD-ROMs are most often used as electronic equivalents of paper indexes and abstracts.
High-capacity read-only memory in the form of an optically read compact disc.
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory. A compact disc used to store computer data. Data cannot be written to a CD-ROM. CD-ROMs are defined by the Yellow Book.
(Compact-Disc-Read-Only-Memory) A disc containing computer-readable data. A CD-ROM can hold up to approximately 700 MB of programs, pictures, text, or other data.
High-capacity compact disks for use by readers via computer technology. CD-ROM is a particular variety; the term is somewhere between an acronym and an abbreviation - CD-ROMs are compact computer disks with read-only memory, meaning the reader is not able to modify or duplicate the contents. Many CDs are issued with a variety of audiovisual as well as textual components. When produced by publishers, these are sometimes characterized as books in electronic format. ( see: multimedia)
CD-ROM (Compact Disc, read-only-memory) is an adaptation of the CD that is designed to store computer data in the form of text and graphics, as well as hi-fi stereo sound.
ompact isc - ead nly emory. It's a storage place that disallows recording or manipulating of its data.
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory, a high capacity (600 megabytes) storage media that uses laser optics to read data. Similar to standard 5" CDs.
(Compact Disk Read Only Memory): A non-volatile disk storage common on virtually all home and office computers.
(Compact Disk – Read Only Memory): A high capacity medium to store computer programs, data, and even music and video in digital format. In common usage, it is shortened to CD. Compare to DVD.
Compact disc used for storing data.
In computers, CD-ROM technology is both a format and system for recording, storing, and retrieving electronic information on a compact disk that is read using an optical drive. A disk can hold up to 600 megabytes of information.
See compact disk/read only memory.
ompact isk- ead nly emory. A disk that stores large amounts of data. Many CD-ROMs at the library are indexes to periodicals; while others contain government information.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. A disk that stores large amounts of data. Most CD-ROMs at the library, like PsycLIT, are indexes to periodicals.
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory; a laser-read, computer-accessible disc that stores large quantities of digitized data.
A Compact Disc that stores digital data (in other words, software) for use on computers. CDROMs hold up to 700Mb of data and are read by drives either built into or attached to a computer.
Compact Disk - Read Only Memory. A method of delivering digital audio, video, image and text data intended for computer playback.
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory. A pre-recorded high capacity small audio/video disc used with computers.
(Compact Disc Read-Only-Memory). An information technology which is used to store large databases and provides access to them via computer. These discs look like the compact discs you'd see in a music store. Instead of storing music, they store text.
A read only optical storage technology that use compact disks. CD-ROM disks can store up to 650 of data, all of which can be made available interactively on the computer's display. CD-ROM currently is used to produce encyclopedias, dictionaries, and software libraries available to personal computer users. New compression techniques enable you to pack up to 250,000 text pages on one CD-ROM disk.
1. Acronym for compact disc read-only memory. A form of storage characterized by high capacity (roughly 650 megabytes) and the use of laser optics rather than magnetic means for reading data. 2. An individual compact disc designed for use with a computer and capable of storing up to 650 megabytes of data.
Compact Disc Read Only Memory. An optical disc, recorded on and read by a laser, used to store large quantities of information. One CD-ROM has 650 Mb of storage capacity. Due to our current state of "bandwidth blues" CD-ROM delivery as a subset of e-learning will be around for long time.
CD-ROM (Compact Disk - Read Only Memory) is a popular format for recording data on single sided 120mm optical disks.
usually refers to a computerized index or other reference source that has information stored on a compact disc.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory - a disk that stores information (commonly about 650MB) that can be read or copied from the disk Read only means you can not save information to the disk. WWWebfx Home Page
Data storage medium that uses compact discs to store about 1,500 floppy discs worth of data.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. A 5.25-inch optional disk, typically used to store text, images, audio, video, and programs which can run on suitably equipped computers.
Compact Disk Read-Only Memory. A version of the standard compact disk intended to store general-purpose digital data; provides 556-MB capacity at 1013 corrected bit error rated compared to 635-MB at 109 for the standard CD.
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. An optical disc that contains computer data. LiveVault Online Backup Service uses CD-ROMs to deliver large amounts of restored data. See also media, Network Attached Storage.
An index or reference work that is stored on a compact disc and accessed through a computer.
(Compact Disc, Read-Only Memory) A non-rewritable CD used by a computer as a storage medium for data.
a computer-based format that means Compact Disk-Read Only Memory and is used for storing and retrieval of information from a compact disk using a CD player and a personal computer. The information on a compact disk is in a Read Only format and cannot be amended or altered by the user.
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory. Used for storing and retrieving digital, visual, and audio information.
A 4.72 inch disc developed by Sony and Philips that can store, on the same disc, still and/or moving images in monochrome and/or color; stereo, or two separate sound tracks integrated with and/or separate from the images; and, digital program and information files. MORE Close
Compact Disk - Read Only Memory, holds about 650 megabytes of data wyhich is equivalent to about 700 floppy disks.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory, a storage medium popular in modern computers. One CD-ROM can hold 600 MB of data.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) refers to computer peripheral disk drives that only allow the user to read the content on the compact disk.
Short for Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. A disk from which information may be read but not altered.
CD-ROM stands for Compact Disc Read Only Memory and is a disc on which text, still visuals, video, and sound can be stored for interactive learning.
compact disc read-only memory) A method of storing digitally coded information, such as computer information or database, on a 12-centimeter diameter optical disc that can be read but not altered.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. Compact Disks which contain programs or data which cannot be written to. Large files of ClipArt and large applications are examples of files which are distributed on CD-ROM because they very large. CD-ROMs can hold over 600 MB of data.
Compact Disk Read-Only Memory; A small optical disk on which data such as music, text, or graphic images is digitally encoded and can be read but not recorded.
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory. A compact disc formatted for data storage. Most CD-ROMs can store 650 megabytes of data.
compact disk - read only memory. Similar to a CD audio disk. Is able to store large amounts of digital data. A number of organizations are looking at CD-ROM's as a mechanism to distribute the large volumes of data associated with GIS related systems and applications. A 5.25 inch optical disk can store several megabytes of data. Optical disks also come in 12 and 14 inch sizes.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. A storage device that holds thousands of pages' worth of information. Accessed by a microcomputer. Some of the library's INDEXes are available on CD-ROM.
Compact Disc Read Only Memory This digital storage method uses the same plastic discs as audio CDs, but instead of music, the discs can contain up to 640 megabytes of data and/or software. Most CD-ROM drives have headphone jacks for playing audio CDs.
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. A CD-ROM is any compact disc that contains computer data. "ROM" means that you cannot save information onto these discs. These discs can hold huge amounts of data (up to 640 megabytes). If there is a large amount of data on a CD-ROM, then it is usually impractical to copy the data onto the hard disk; in this case, you must insert the disc into the drive whenever you want to use the data. CD-ROM may also refer to the drive used to read these discs.
A CD containing data that can only be read from and not re-written to.
An acronym for Compact Disk Read Only Memory. A special optical storage device that can contain millions of bytes of information. You cannot save (or write) to Read Only CD.
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory; a data storage medium that is used to store and read large amounts of information.
ompact isc ead nly emory. A disc for storage of digital data. Data can be image, text or audio or other digital formats.
A device that uses a rigid disc to store information in a form that can be read by a computer.
Compact Disc Read Only Memory. A compact disc format that is used to hold text, graphics and hi-fi stereo sound. The disc is almost the same as the music CD, but uses different tracks for data. The music CD player cannot play CD ROM discs, but most CD-ROM players are able to play CD discs. A CD-ROM player is cabled to and controlled by a card that is plugged into one of the computer's expansion slots. A CD ROM can hold 650 Mb of data, which is equivalent to about 250,000 pages of text or 20,000 medium-resolution images.
Compact Disk - Read Only Memory: A record like storage medium that uses digital and optical laser technology to store about 600Mb of text, pictures, and sound on a single disk. With newer versions (CD-ROMXA, CDTV, CD-i) animations and moving pictures can be retrieved from the discs.
a read-only storage device read by a CD-ROM player.
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. A form of write-once, disc-based, random-access data storage, usually mass-produced and distributed as a publication. At present, capable of holding approximately 640 megabytes of data.
A way of distributing programs and data on a disk very like an audio CD which allows large amounts of storage and is very portable. ROM indicates data can be copied from the CD but that the contents cannot be changed or deleted. In DTP this media is particularly useful for Font and Clip-Art libraries.
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory, a plastic optical disk, 12 centimeters in diameter, similar to an audio compact disc, used for publishing and storing information in digital format. The information is read from the disc by a small laser beam inside a CD-ROM drive. In libraries, CD-ROMs are used primarily as a storage medium for bibliographic databases and full text resources, such as encyclopedias and other reference works. CD-RW is a variation that allows the user to write onto the CD through the drive.
(Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) A storage disk for computer files; a CD-ROM can hold about 650 megabytes of data; you cannot replace the information on a CD-ROM as you can on a floppy disk or hard disk.
Compact Disc Read Only Memory. This is a disc that resembles a musical compact disk but can contains all kinds of data--including photographs.
(Compact Disk, Read-Only Memory)— A disk that contains information that is " read" using a CD-ROM drive and microcomputer
"An electronic data storage medium that uses optical technology for storing and playing back audio, video, text, and other information in digital form. "
(Compact Disk - Read Only Memory) A storage medium. A CD-ROM works the same way as a hard disk but you can not write to the disk.
A computer disk that can store large amounts of information and is generally used on computers with CD-ROM drives.
Compact Disk Read Only Memory- A form of storage characterized by high capacity (roughly 600 megabytes) and the use of laser optics rather than magnetic means for reading data. (Hardware)
A mass storage device attached to a computer, usually to provide access to encyclopedias, dictionaries, databases, or courseware.
A small optical disc that can store over 650 MB of digital data.
An abbreviation of Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory, a CD-ROM is a type of optical disk capable of storing large amounts of data. A CD-ROM could contain reference material, databases, audio, or video.
ompact isc ead- nly emory, a small plastic platter that contains data optically encoded into the surface. Read by a laser in a CD-ROM drive.
Compact Disk Read Only Memory - In digital prepress, a laser encoded optical storage disc that can store up to 650 megabytes of data on a disc.
A type of technology that stores information on a compact disk. The information can then be accessed with a personal computer and CD-ROM reader.
Short for Compact Disc Read only memory. An optic Disc which can store video, audio and computer data.
Acronym for compact disc read-only memory. A form of storage characterized by high capacity (roughly 650 megabytes) and the use of laser optics rather than magnetic means for reading data. Although CD-ROM drives are strictly read-only, they are similar to CD-R drives (write once, read many), optical WORM devices, and optical read-write drives.
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory; a format increasingly used to store large computer-readable bibliographic database.
A thin disk (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) which holds thousands of pages of information. Many books in the library collection are accompanied by a CD-ROM.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. The most common size of optical disk. Laser used to read bumps on disk as 0 or 1 for digital data. Made from mold of original disk in a factory. Data can only be read, not written.
Compact Disk Read Only Memory. Often referred to as CDs, these disks are capable of storing several hundred megabytes of data such as text, graphics, and audio. A CD-ROM drive in a PC can read both a CD-ROM disk and an audio CD disk.
Is an abbreviation for Compact Disc Read Only Memory. A CD-ROM is a data storage disc that is readable by a computer with a CD-ROM drive.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. CD-ROM is an optical media. A CD-ROM 5.25-inch disk can hold about 650 megabytes of information. The ISO 9660 standard defines the format of data held on CD-ROM.
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory. A compact disc used as memory media. The Yellow Book defines CD-ROM specifications.
Compact Disc Read Only Memory. A data storage system using CDs as the medium. CD-ROMs hold more than 600 megabytes of data.
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory. A non-volatile (meaning that its contents are preserved when its power is off.) optical data storage medium using the same physical format as audio compact discs, readable by a computer with a CD-ROM drive.
A storage device that is used in computer systems and typically contains multimedia information.
Discs that can store files and folders. CD-ROMs can usually store around 700MB of information. Programs can often be stored on CD-ROM which users can then install onto their machine. In order to store information on a CD-ROM, you would need to use a CD writer.
(n) Acronym for compact disk-read only memory, a mass storage device that uses optical technology to store large amounts of information on a small reflective platter. Information is written to the disk only once, at which point the disk is unchangeable. CD-ROMs are used for archiving audio, graphic, and textual information, and for publishing and distributing software, graphic images, multimedia materials, etc.
an acronym for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory.
A compact disc used as a read-only optical memory device for a computer system. Typically around 700mb of data can be stored on a CD Rom. Chat Room An area on the Internet or other computer network where users can communicate.
(Compact Disc Read-Only Memory) An optical storage medium that can hold about 600 MB of data and is accessed with lasers.
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory. The CD is the software storage medium that blew the doors off floppy diskettes. Floppies hold 1.44MB of data each. Just one CD holds 650MB. You do the math. OK, we'll do the math. If you have 50MB program, it would take about 45 diskettes to hold it. You could put 13 of those 50MB programs on just one CD.
Compact Disk Read Only Memory. A storage medium. Data are "stamped" onto the disk during the manufacturing process. The disk is read-only. CERT
Information contained or stored in an optical disk. This data is accessed through a computer.
A computer disc that stores computer programs, text, graphics, music, and animation in files.
( Compact Disc - Read Only Memory) A CD format used to save computerized text, pictures or sound. CD-ROMs are similar to CD-DAs but use several tracks for data. A CD-DA reader cannot read a CD-ROM but a CD-ROM reader can read a CD-DA. A CD-ROM can hold the equivalent of 250.000 pages of text or 20.000 pictures at average resolution.
(Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) - A laser disc on which information is stored and read via a computer.
(Compact Disk Read-Only Memory): A read-only computer medium that looks just like a music compact disk, but contains computer data instead of music.
CD-ROM (an abbreviation of "Compact Disc read-only memory") is a Compact Disc that contains data accessible by a computer. While the Compact Disc format was originally designed for music storage and playback, the format was later adapted to hold any form of binary data. CD-ROMs are popularly used to distribute computer software, including games and multimedia applications, though any data can be stored (up to the capacity limit of a disc).
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Like an audio CD, only it holds electronic information, like files and programs, sounds and images. Handle with care.
A form of electronic database, containing organised and related information. Most are available via the library databases page, a few must be used in a specified branch library.
A form of electronic database, containing organized and related information. Some are available on the library network, others must be used in a specified branch.
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