The CD-ROM and Optical Disc Recording Systems
E.W. Williams(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 30. May 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
166 pages
978-0-19-859390-4 (ISBN)
Description
With the rate of CD-ROM users expanding at a rapid rate worldwide there is an urgent need to demystify the technology of data recording/ retrieval. New in paperback, this book provides a unique introduction to CD-ROM and other optical recording systems. It will help all who use computer systems in their studies or in their businesses to understand an erasable technology that will eventually replace the floppy disc and will inform project management about the CD-ROM, the publishing media of the future.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
tab., num. fig., halftones
halftones, numerous line figures, tables
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-859390-4 (9780198593904)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. Introduction to optical recording; 2. Basic optics; 3. Lasers; 4. Photodetectors; 5. Media substrates; 6. Mastering; 7. Making the CD-ROM book; 8. Magneto-optic thin film production; 9. WORM media; 10. Magneto-optic media; 11. Magneto-optical drive systems; 12. Noise in magneto-optic drive systems; 13. Magneto-optical recording applications; 14. Phase change media; 15. The future for optical discs; Glossary; Index