Comp Chap 4

51. A flat metallic disk that contains a large amount of permanently stored information read optically is called a ...........

Verified Answer
A. Monitor
B. ALU
C. CD-ROM
D. RAM
E. None of these

Explanation:

A CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory) is a flat, metallic optical disk storing permanent information read by laser. A monitor is output. ALU is a CPU component. RAM is volatile electronic memory. Thus, CD-ROM matches the description.