- CD-ROM, created in 1985 by Sony and Philips.
- It can store 720 MG of data
- It is inexpensive.
- The CD-ROM uses minute (small) plastic encapsulated disk which can store data.
- The information on the CD-ROM is retrieved using a laser beam
SPEED:
- The CD-ROM can be classified by their rotational speed,for example:
1X = 150 Kbytes/s
2X = 300 Kbytes/s
