What is a CD Rom? What is a CD Rom used For?

What is a CD Rom? CD is short for compact disc!Unlike the Floppy disk or the hard drive that are magnetic storage CD Roms are optic storage. They are read by a very fine laser beam. My children love to think of Star Wars when I say that! Floppy disk's lifespan can be very short, and to be honest...

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Where is CD Drive?

In previous lessons I was trying to explain the different types of disk drives. The last type of disk drive is called the CD Drive that you place CD Roms in. Let me show you a picture of the drive with a CD Rom in it.For my computer the E drive is my CD rom drive. How did I figure that out?You can either...

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What is an Operating System?

What is an Operating System? The operating system of your computer is the is the MOST important program, and basically the backbone of your computer. We deal with Windows PC's on this blog, and your operating system can be called:Windows VistaWindows XPWindows 2000Windows MEWindows 98Windows 95Those are some of the names that seem to be the most popular for operating systems software for your computer....

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