Compact disc

Compact Disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format. The format was originally
developed to store and play only sound recordings but was later adapted for storage of data
(CD-ROM). Several other formats were further derived from these, including write-once
audio and data storage (CD-R), rewritable media (CD-RW), Video Compact Disc (VCD),
Super Video Compact Disc (SVCD), Photo CD, PictureCD, CD-i, and Enhanced Music CD.
Audio CDs and audio CD players have been commercially available since October 1982.
Standard CDs have a diameter of 120 millimetres (4.7 in) and can hold up to about 80
minutes of uncompressed audio or about 700 MiB of data. The Mini CD has various
diameters ranging from 60 to 80 millimetres (2.4 to 3.1 in); they are sometimes used for CD
singles, storing up to 24 minutes of audio, or delivering device drivers.

DVD
Stands for "Digital Versatile Disc." A DVD is a type of optical
media used for storing digitaldata. It is the same size as a CD,
but has a larger storage capacity. Some DVDs are formatted
specifically for video playback, while others may contain
different

types

ofdata,

such

as software programs

and

computer files.
The original "DVD-Video" format was standardized in 1995 by
consortium

of

electronics

companies,

including

Sony,

Panasonic, Toshiba, and Philips. It provided a number of

improvements over analog VHS tapes, including higher quality
video, widescreen aspect ratios, custom menus, and chapter
markers, which allow you to jump to different sections within a

video. DVDs can also be watched repeatedly without reducing

the quality of the video and of course they don't need to be
rewound. A standard video DVD can store 4.7 GB of data,
which

is

enough

to

hold

over

hours

of

video

in

720p resolution, using MPEG-2 compression.

This website provides information about the activities of The Japanese

Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology to the public broadly and
makes quick information releases to members of the society.
This website was first created by a homepage preparation committee of
the society at the request of the Standing Council. The homepage
committee, changed from the preparation committee, has managed this
website from January 2001 to March 2005. The name of the committee
was changed to "The Electronic Public Relations Committee" in April 2005,
and the scope of services has been expanded. The committee is
constituted of the following members, and the term of office for the
present members expires March 2014.
Chairperson
MIYATAKE Takahisa (Standing Council)
Committee
FURUKAWA Seiichi
IIDA Hiroyuki
OGIHARA Mari
OHTA Izumi
NAKA Hideshi

SAKAGAMI Takane
SHIMIZU Ken
TAKAHASHI Kazuo
TAYLOR DeMar
TOKUMARU Susumu
UECHI Nami
* NAKA Hideshi designed the HTML format and CSS, and YAMANAKA
Takehiko

designed

the

glossary

of

technical

terms. Dynacom

Co.

Ltd. created PHP programs of the glossary of technical terms, and

operates the members' web site.

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Digital textbook
A digital textbook is a digital book or e-book intended to serve as the text for a class. Digital
textbooks may also be known as e-textbooks or e-texts. Digital textbooks are a major
component of technology-based education reform. They may serve as the texts for a
traditional face-to-face class, an online course or degree, or a massive open online course
(MOOC).

Implementation
There are many potential advantages to digital textbooks. They may offer lower costs, make
it easier to monitor student progress, and are easier and cheaper to update when

needed. Open source e-textbooks may offer the opportunity to create free, modifiable
textbooks for basic subjects, or give individual teachers the opportunity to create e-texts for
their own classrooms.[1] They may offer better access to quality texts in the developing world.
For this reason, many schools and colleges around the world have made the implementation
of digital textbooks a central component of education policy. For example, in South Korea,
reading materials in all public schools will be digitized by 2015. [2] In the United States,
the Federal Communications Commission aims for every student to be able to access e-texts
by 2017.[3]
However, the transition to e-textbooks is costly, complex and controversial. Students express
a strong preference for printed materials in many surveys and across cultures. [4][5]Many
interconnected factors, from device access, to digital literacy, to teaching methods affect the
implementation of digital textbooks in the classroom. [6] Issues of overall value, book quality,
privacy, and intellectual property have yet to be resolved.