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SK0-004 · Question #275

Which of the following internal storage devices has the GREATEST storage capacity and is WORM media?

The correct answer is B. CD-R. CD-R is the only Write Once Read Many (WORM) media in the list, meaning data can be written once but never erased or overwritten. The other options are either rewritable or not optical disc formats.

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Question

Which of the following internal storage devices has the GREATEST storage capacity and is WORM media?

Options

  • ACD-RW
  • BCD-R
  • CDVD-RW
  • DFlash

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • A
    6% (1)
  • B
    89% (16)
  • D
    6% (1)

Why each option

CD-R is the only Write Once Read Many (WORM) media in the list, meaning data can be written once but never erased or overwritten. The other options are either rewritable or not optical disc formats.

ACD-RW

CD-RW is rewritable media, meaning data can be erased and rewritten, which disqualifies it as WORM.

BCD-RCorrect

CD-R discs use a dye layer that is permanently altered by the write laser, making them WORM media - data written cannot be erased or rewritten. Among the listed options, CD-R is the only one that satisfies the WORM requirement, as all others support rewriting. Although CD-R capacity (~700 MB) is lower than DVD formats, DVD-RW is rewritable and therefore not WORM.

CDVD-RW

DVD-RW supports multiple write and erase cycles, making it rewritable and not WORM media.

DFlash

Flash storage (such as USB drives or SSDs) is rewritable and electrically erasable, so it does not qualify as WORM media.

Concept tested: Identifying WORM optical storage media types

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/storage/cd-rom-exclusive-access-mode

Topics

#WORM media#CD-R#optical storage#storage capacity

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