Ripping a CD is just simply copying the music off a CD and converting it into an audio file like an MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV. To rip a CD means to take it from your CD and put it into your computer's memory. That way you can play your music on your computer without having to put the CDs into your disc drive all the time. To rip a CD just call up your Windows Media Player.
Part of the Nanotechnology glossary: Quantum theory is the theoretical basis of modern physics that explains the nature and behavior of matter and energy on the atomic and subatomic level. The nature and behavior of matter and energy at that level is sometimes referred to as quantum physics and quantum mechanics. In 1900, physicist Max Planck presented his quantum theory to the German Physical Society.
The basic quantum constant h, known as Planck's constant,and its value is 6.626 x 10 -34 Js The quantum theory of physics was developed in order to explain the relationship between matter and energy at an atomic level as well as subatomic. The theory was created by the ideas of Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Werner, and many others. It includes basic ideas of quantum physics. One of the most prominent ideas is that matter acts as waves AND as a particle (wave-particle duality).