Technical Terms - Hardware (A-Z) - DVD + RW

What does DVD+RW stand for?

• Digital Versatile Drive Rewritable

• Dynamic Video Data Rewritable

• Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable

• Digital Video Disc Rewritable

How many times can a DVD+RW disc be erased and rewritten?

• 500 times

• 2000 times

• 1000 times

• 1500 times

What is the storage capacity of a DVD+RW disc?

• 2.4 GB

• 16 GB

• 4.7 GB

• 8.5 GB

Why are DVD+RW discs not well-supported by DVD players?

• They are not compatible with DVD drives

• They are not rewritable

• They are too expensive

• The rewritable surface is less reflective

What type of laser is used to erase rewritable discs?

• Infrared laser

• High-power laser

• Medium-power laser

• Low-power laser

What is the purpose of a Hybrid (DVD±RW) drive?

• To play DVDs only

• To write to both DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs

• To store data on DVDs

• To erase DVDs

What happens to the reflective layer of a DVD+RW disc when data is burned onto it?

• It becomes magnetic

• It becomes reflective

• It becomes transparent

• It becomes opaque

What is the main drawback of using rewritable discs for frequently modified files?

• They have limited storage capacity

• They are too slow

• They are too expensive

• The data cannot be edited once written

How does a DVD+RW drive encode digital data onto a disc?

• By using a high-power burning laser

• By using a low-power laser

• By heating the alloy past its melting point

• By cooling the alloy to its crystallization point

Why were DVD+RW and DVD-RW developed as competing disc formats?

• To provide more options

• To establish dominance in the market

• To confuse consumers

• To increase compatibility