CD
Known by its abbreviation, CD, a Compact Disc is a polycarbonate with one or more metal layers capable of
storing digital information. The most prevalent types of compact discs are those used by the music industry to store digital
recordings and CD-ROMs used to store computer data. Both of these types of compact disc are read-only, which means that once
the data has been recorded onto them, they can only be read, or played. There also is the CD-RW format, which allows numerous
writings to a disc with or without erasing.Nowadays CD stays very popular inexpensive medium allowing a relatively large
amount of data to be written to it.
It's supposed that store critical data in external mediums more reliable than backing up to another HDD in your system.
Handy Backup easily performs a backup to different storages, such as
backup to CD.
Term of the Day
- Hard Disk Image Software
- Disk image is a complete copy of all hard drive data, which is made on a physical level. Disk images are created through a fundamentally different... More about Hard Disk Image Software...
Backup Software Glossary
Current glossary explains various terms that you may come across while working with Handy Backup or other backup software.
Handy Backup is a backup utility for Windows Servers and PCs that is famous for its flexibility and ease of use.
The glossary contains 473 terms. The current section Storage Media contains 45 terms.
Other "Storage Media" Terms
- Data storage device
- a device for storing data. It usually refers to permanent (non-volatile) storage, that is, the data will remain stored when power is removed from... More about Data storage device...
- DVD
- DVD, short for Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc, is a type of optical disk technology similar to the CD-ROM. Now most backup programs... More about DVD...
- Multimedia Card
- Supported by the MultiMediaCard Association (MMCA), MultiMediaCards have the same surface but are 0.7mm thinner than SD cards and have two pins less... More about Multimedia Card...
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