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OCR: 4-16 WOD PUT ER FILES AND DATA STO RAG With optical storage data burned l into the storage medium using beams of laser light The burns form patterns ot small pits in the surface 0 represent data as shown in Fiqure Figure 4-14 After creating master, optical can be mass rrr The pit s on an optical storace di sk as seen duced. During the manufacturing process copies of the through m icron In an electron microscope 500 pits lined E ach up pit is side are stamped out on plastic A thin laver ot reflective by side would be about wide as the head aluminium is added then a laquer coating for protection of a pin Optical media are durable- the useful life CD- ROM estimated paadxa 500 years. They are not sUS- ceptible to humidity. fingerprints dust, or magnets you spill coffee on CD ROM disk, You can ...