compact disc read-only memory

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compact disc read-only memory - a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user

CD-ROM

compact disc, compact disk, CD - a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser

fixed storage, read-only memory, read-only storage, ROM - (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed

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For both primary and secondary school teachers, the primary place for implementing IT is in their general classrooms and the typical methods used involve playing movies or using course related CD-ROMs (compact disc read-only memory).

Information Technology Integrated into Classroom Teaching and Its Effects

ANSWERS QUIZ OF THE DAY: 1 Canada; 2 Manhattan; 3 Thor Heyerdahl; 4 Dracula; 5 Monkey Puzzle; 6 Tchaikovsky; 7 A stagecoach robbery; 8 Tic-tac-toe; 9 Compact Disc Read-Only Memory; 10 A Few Good Men.

QUIZ OF THE DAY

ANSWERS: 1 Canada; 2 Manhattan; 3 Thor Heyerdahl; 4 Dracula; 5 Monkey Puzzle; 6 Tchaikovsky; 7 A stagecoach robbery; 8 Tic-tac-toe; 9 Compact Disc Read-Only Memory; 10 A Few Good Men.