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Storage –
In computers, any equipment in which information may be kept.
PCs generally use disk units and other external storage media (diskettes, CD-
ROMs, magnetic disks, etc.) for permanent storage of information.
Track at Once (TAO)
– Authoring process where data is added one track at
a time, and the data can be added at a later time. The CD being written to,
though, can only be read in the CD recorder until the disc is finalized
(meaning that no more data can be added). There is also a gap of 2 seconds
added between tracks, which will be heard as noise in some audio players.
Transfer Rate –
The rate at which the drive sends and receives data from
the controller. Transfer rates for reading data from the disk drive may not be
the same as the transfer rate for writing data to the disk drive. Transfer rates
are CPU dependent, meaning that regardless of how great a transfer rate your
drive is capable of, the actual transfer rate can only be as fast as the slowest
of your hard drive and computer.
UDF –
The Universal Disc Format developed by the Optical Storage
Technology Association (OSTA), is a single file system for interchange of
information in the computer arena. This file system was designed to be able to
handle files from all other common file systems (computers).
Volume –
A desktop mountable storage area, may be a partition of a hard
drive, a removable disk or a cartridge. Typically measured in Megabytes or
Gigabytes.
Utility –
Software designed to perform maintenance tasks on the system or its
components. Examples include backup programs, programs to retrieve files
and data on disk, programs for preparing (or formatting) a disk or and
resource editors.
