INTERNET AND COMPUTING FUNDAMENTALS I

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FIRST QUARTER
WORKSHEET NO. 17
Enumerating and Explaining the Types of Storage Devices and Storage Media

Subtopics: Optical Storage Devices

ACTIVITIES

Activity I – MISSING ME! Write the missing letters in the box provided to
satisfy the given description of an optical storage device. Use the clue letters
in forming the right word.

1. Another type of storage device which uses lasers and lights for reading and
writing data. (OPTICAL)

O I L

2. This media is DVD+RW Alliance standard that nearly doubles the capacity of
a DVD in comparison with the DVD+R or DVD+RW discs. (DVD+R DL)

V + R L

3. DVD+R has the same acronym to DVD-R as a digital __________________disc

recordable. (VERSATILE)

E S T I

4. Nowadays, many DVD-RW discs are compatible with almost all ________DVD
players and computer DVD-ROM drives. (STANDALONE)

S T D A N E

5. The CD-ROM is another optical storage disc that contains audio or software
data whose memory is read-only, meaning it cannot be electronically _________
after manufacture. (CHANGED)

H N E

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Activity II – Draw a shape ► if you agree with the statement below and ◄ if
not. Write your answer in the space provided for you.

1. The Blu-ray Disc can store up to 25 GB single-layer disc and 50 GB on a

dual-layer disc. ______________

2. A CD-ROM drive cannot read a DVD, including movie DVDs and data DVDs.
________________

3. A Blu-ray player can read CD and DVDs, however, CD and DVD players
cannot read a Blu-ray disc. ________________

4. The compact discs such as CDs and DVDs are a common sample of
magnetic media where data is written. _______________

5. Compact Disc Rewritable (CD-RW) is interchangeably called as cd writer, CD

WO (write-once), CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable), or WORM. WORM
means write once read many.

POSTTEST
Directions: Read the questions carefully and encircle the letter of the best
answer.

1. What drive is capable of recording once to a disc and reading many times
after it is created?
a. BD c. CD-RW
b. CD-ROM d. DVD-R

2. Which optical storage device below can store up to 25 GB single-layer disc

and 50 GB on a dual-layer disc?
a. BD c. CD-RW
b. CD-ROM d. DVD-R

3. What does an optical storage device use to read and write data?
a. Lasers and lights c. Paper
b. Magnetic media d. Sound

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4. What drives are a DVD+RW Alliance standard almost like CD-RW wherein
allow users to read and write to a disc several times?
a. DVD+R c. DVD+RW
b. DVD+ROM d. DVD-RAM

5. It is another optical storage disc that contains audio or software data whose
memory is read-only, meaning it cannot be electronically changed after
manufacture. What optical storage device is it?
a. BD c. CD-RW
b. CD-ROM d. DVD-R

KEY TO CORRECTION

B 5.
D 4.
A 3.
A 2.
D 1.
POST-TEST

► 5. Changed 5.
◄ 4. Standalone 4.
► 3. Versatile 3.
► 2. DVD+R DL 2.
► 1. Optical 1.
ACTIVITY II ACTIVITY I

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