Uses of WORM disks.

√ WORM drives store large amounts of data.

√ They are used to put data online for reference purposes.

Advantages of Optical discs as secondary storage media.

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(i). Have very high storage capacities. This enables them to be used for multimedia applications.

(ii). Have relatively high access speeds.

(iii). Are Non-volatile, i.e. information kept in them is permanent. Therefore, they are more secure
against

alteration.

(iv). Are cost effective (cheap) especially if used for large storage volumes.

(v). They are robust – they resist temperature, electromagnetic fields, and not affected by water or dust.

(vi). Have very high data transfer rates.

Modern CD-ROM drives have data transfer rates of between 150 – 4,800 KB/second.

(vii). Some Optical discs allow data to be written to them a no. of times, e.g., CD-RW