Computer Science GCSE
optical storage method
What optical storage method means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of optical storage method
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Stores data as pits and lands on a reflective surface, where a laser beam is reflected differently and the pattern is interpreted as binary.
Topics that use optical storage method
- Hardware (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Dedicated single function
- Firmware in ROM or flash memory
- magnetic storage method
- role of secondary storage
- clock
- control unit
- Embedded system
- RAM
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