Calculate how much uncompressed data (kbyte) a music CD carries for 74 min playing time. What is the highest frequency accurately reproduced using this scheme? Can you play a music CD on your PC?...

Calculate how much uncompressed data (kbyte) a music CD carries for 74 min playing time. What is the highest frequency accurately reproduced using this scheme? Can you play a music CD on your PC?

CD-ROM drives are currently offering much slower access times than hard disks. Why is this? Can you imagine any changes that might improve this situation?