The CD ROM True or False (Starter)
The CD ROM True or False A CD ROM disk stores it’s data on a track in a spiral formation. If you were to unravel this track and put it in a straight line, it would be 0.5 microns wide and 3.5 miles in length. True 1 1
The CD ROM True or False A CD ROM disk rotates at more than 23,000rpm when data is being read from it, though writing speeds are not as fast. False 2 2 A CD ROM rotates at around rpm. A CD ROM disk rotating at this speed would explode and break up.
The CD ROM True or False Is this description of the working of a CD ROM true: ‘The laser beam passes through the polycarbonate layer, reflects off the aluminum layer and hits an opto-electronic device that detects changes in light.’ True
The CD ROM True or False The maximum capacity of a CD is 400MB 4 4 False Commonly CDs store up to 700MB of data
The CD ROM True or False If you spill a coffee over a CD, will it ruin the data? 5 5 False Not usually, you will normally be able to wipe it off.
The CD ROM True or False CDs are made almost completely of aluminium with a glass face. 5 5 False CDs are 1.2mm thick and mostly contain polycarbonate with a layer of aluminium in them.