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Glossary B-1
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Glossary
Base I/O Address The address from which the interface card’s I/O
addresses begin. See I/O Addresses.
CD Compact Disc.
An optical storage medium, 12cm in diameter,
which has a much higher capacity (up to
650MB) but slower access speed than hard disks.
CD-Audio Compact Disc - Audio.
Another name for Compact Disc - Digital Audio
(CD-DA). The forerunner of all CD formats,
this specification was established in 1980 by
Sony and Philips.
CD-Bridge The CD-Bridge disc defines a way to add
additional information in a CD-ROM/XA track
in order to allow the track to be played on a CD-I
player. The result is a disc that can be played on
a CD-I player connected to a TV set and as well
as on a CD-ROM/XA player connected to a
computer. Examples of CD-Bridge discs are the
Photo CD and Video CD.
CD-I Compact Disc - Interactive.
Released in 1986 to extend the CD-ROM’s
Mode 2 definition, the CD-I format was
introduced to improve the synchronization of
retrieving data, graphics and audio information.
CD-Plus CD-Plus is a 2-session disc format defined by
Philips and Sony. The first session contains your
CD-Audio tracks — up to 98 tracks can be
recorded. The second session contains your
CD-ROM data track.