COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -compact disc (CD), a molded plastic disc containing digital data that is scanned by a laser beam for the reproduction of recorded sound and other information. Since its commercial introduction in 1982, the audio CD has almost completely replaced the phonograph disc (or record) for high-fidelity recorded music.

Detailed explanation-2: -For kids of the 1990s, CD means compact disc, specifically that one Spin Doctors album you totally bought the day it came out. But in banking terms, CD means certificate of deposit.

Detailed explanation-3: -CD is an abbreviation for ‘compact disc’.

Detailed explanation-4: -CD, also known as compact disk a secondary storage device. Presently, there are many types of CD’s such as CD-ROM, CD-RW, CD-R and many more types.

Detailed explanation-5: -CD-ROM, abbreviation of compact disc read-only memory, type of computer memory in the form of a compact disc that is read by optical means. A CD-ROM drive uses a low-power laser beam to read digitized (binary) data that has been encoded in the form of tiny pits on an optical disk.