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How quickly do you buy new electronic gadgets?

10%

I like to be the first one to have anything new.

10%

I like to wait until they work out all the kinks.

32%

I like to wait until the price comes down.

40%

I wait until I really need the new functionality.

I wait till someone gives it to me as a gift.

Votes: 146

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CD-ROM search for term: compact disc read-only memoryA computer storage medium which can store large amounts of information; generally used to distribute software or multi-media for use on computers with CD-ROM drives. CD-ROM disks look just like music CDs and cannot be altered by a user. Most CD-ROMs can store 650 megabytes of data.A single CD-ROM has the storage capacity of 700 floppy disks, enough memory to store about 300,000 text pages. CD-ROMs are stamped by the vendor, and once stamped, they cannot be erased and filled with new data. To read a CD, you need a CD-ROM player. All CD-ROMs conform to a standard size and format, so you can load any type of CD-ROM into any CD-ROM player. In addition, CD-ROM players are capable of playing audio CDs, which share the same technology. CD-ROMs are particularly well-suited to information that requires large storage capacity. This includes large software applications, graphics, sound, and especially video.