1.   In other words, CD-ROMs are fast becoming a standard form of computer storage.

2.   Compared to traditional computer storage such as magnetic discs, CD-ROM is slow.

3.   A bit, in case you have ever wondered, is the smallest unit of computer information storage, and its name is short for binary digit.

4.   But parent and child are now becoming head-on competitors in one of the hottest new areas in computer data storage.

5.   CD-ROM, which stands for Compact Disk Read Only Memory, is a type of computer storage that is increasingly common on home computers.

6.   EMC Corp. wants to be to computer storage systems what Intel is to computer chips and Kleenex is to facial tissues.

7.   EMC has argued that computer storage would be an area of corporate information technology spending that could best resist economic gravity because it was so important to clients.

8.   Former Wang Global chief executive Joseph Tucci is expected to be named president of computer storage giant EMC Corp. of Hopkinton, according to people familiar with the company.

9.   He said EMC expects to have products available this year in two emerging areas of computer storage.

10.   Last year, the top exports were electronic and electrical equipment used in telecommunications, computer data storage, stereos, and computer modems.