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CHAPTER 3
Fundamentals of Optical Storage
3.1 Optical Disc Technologies
Optical discs serve a variety of uses in consumer and computer applications. They are
the most widespread medium for physical content distribution (CDs for music and
DVDs for video). They are used in computers for backup and archiving of content as
well as fi le sharing. Optical discs are used to record television programs that a user
Objectives in This Chapter
• Go through the optical storage products now available on the market.
• Understand the basic operation of optical drives and discs.
• Teach the differences between CD, DVD, and blue laser optical ...