Random Access Memory (RAM) stores programs and data that is used by the CPU in real-time. The data can be read, written, and erased any number of times. RAM is a volatile memory, a hardware element ...

In 1994, multimedia discs—from encyclopedias to magazines—flooded the market, and felt like the future. It was fun while it lasted. At the time, it was the CD-ROM that had captured the imagination of ...

TOKYO — Toshiba Corp. has developed a triple-layer HD DVD-ROM (read-only) disc with a 45-Gbyte data capacity, making it more competitive with the 50-Gbyte capacity developed for the Blu-ray Disc ...