| CD-DA
Another name for the Red Book audio CD format. This standard allows for up
to 74 minutes of digital sound that's transferred at 150 kilobytes per
second (K/sec)--a data rate known as "single-speed" because the original
CD-ROM drives transferred other data at the same rate, which is pitifully
slow compared with hard disk speeds. This limitation lead to the
development of 2X (double-speed), 4X (quad-speed), and faster CD-ROM
drives. |