COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER HARDWARE

STORAGE DEVICES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the two has higher storage capacity?
A
CD
B
DVD
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A compact disc(CD) can hold 650-700 MB data. DVD can hold 4.7-8.7 GB data where as Blu ray disc can hold from 25-50 GB Data.

Detailed explanation-2: -A standard single-sided, one-layer DVD can hold 4.7 gigabytes of data and 8.5 GB if it’s a double-layer disc. A single-layer HD-DVD stores up to 15 GB of storage capacity, and a dual-layer disk provides up to 30 GB.

Detailed explanation-3: -DVDs offer significantly higher storage capacity than compact discs (CD) while having the same dimensions. A standard DVD can store up to 4.7 GB of storage, while variants can store up to a maximum of 17.08 GB.

Detailed explanation-4: -Single sided DVD disc: 4.7GB. Single sided/Dual Layer DVD disc: 8.5GB. Double sided DVD disc: 9.4GB. Double sided / Dual Layer DVD disc: 17 GB.

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