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Recordable Compact Disk (CD-R) is a blank CD with the ability to be recorded onto. The unit that is used to write data to these blank CD’s is called a CD Writer or “Burner.” This unit is not unlike a normal CD drive, the difference being that it has two lase ....

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.... when it comes to storing data. Some terms that you will encounter throughout this report are:  CD-ROM – Compact Disk Read Only Memory, (non recordable CD)  – Recordable Compact Disk  Floppy disk – a square 3 ½ inch disk, with a capacity of 1.4mb  Cartridge – A high capacity form of storage, slightly larger than a floppy disk  Byte - The way that data is measured  MB – megabyte, (1,000 bytes)  Gig – gigabyte, (1,000mb)  Piracy – The illegal reproduction of copyrighted material. Factors influencing the development of CDR CDs have become the standard for all form ....