Technical Terms - Hardware (A-Z) - DVD-R

What does DVD-R stand for?

• Digital Versatile Disc Recordable

• Digital Video Disc Recordable

• Data Versatile Disc Rewritable

• Digital Video Disc Rewritable

What is the capacity of a single-layer DVD-R disc?

• 2.5 GB

• 4.7 GB

• 6.0 GB

• 8.5 GB

Which optical drive is required to write to a DVD-R disc?

• DVD+R

• CD-RW

• DVD-RW

• Blu-ray

What is the rewritable version of DVD-R called?

• DVD+R

• DVD-RW

• CD-R

• Blu-ray

How does a DVD-R drive burn data onto a disc?

• Using magnetic fields

• By printing the data onto the disc

• By etching the data onto the disc

• By burning a series of spots onto a layer of dye

What is the frequency of the wobble on a DVD-R disc?

• 140.6 kHz

• 500 kHz

• 817.4 kHz

• 1 MHz

What happens when there is still space on a written DVD-R disc?

• The disc becomes read-only

• Additional sessions can be burned to add more data

• The disc is erased automatically

• The disc is ejected

Which recordable DVD format uses a less precise tracking method when writing to the disc?

• DVD-R

• DVD+R

• CD-RW

• Blu-ray

What is wasted when starting another session on a DVD-R disc?

• Disc space

• Buffer space

• Processing power

• Laser energy

Which type of laser is used in a DVD-R drive?

• Green laser

• Blue laser

• Ultraviolet laser

• Infrared laser