Taking something off a CD: If you went to a shop, bought a CD, then put all the tracks from the CD to your computer that would be CD Ripping (ripping the data of your CD) it also could happen with DVD's.
encoding CDs to MP3 format.
if you mean ripping cd's then no, it should not damage your computer at all
No, you can't get a virus from ripping a CD. Viruses come from bad downloads and websites on the internet, and CDs and CD ripping does not use or require the use of the internet.
It is safe it does not hurt it
The point of using a CD ripping service is to have digital tracks of songs and albums that one owns. This helps ensure that one can burn the tracks to as many cd's as they choose.
Yes, there are many programs available. The generic term is "ripping a cd"
Nothing. "Ripping" is actually no more strenuous to a CD than playing it.
Ripping is the process of copying the audio or video data from one media form, such as DVD or CD to a hard disk. So if you had a CD and you wanted to put it on your computer you would "rip it" to your computer.
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You need ripping software like cdex
The process of creating MP3s from music CDs is called "ripping".
'Ripping' is the generalized term used for copying tracks from a CD to the PC's permanent drive. The purpose or need for this is to categorize the songs or tracks you want to duplicate onto another medium like an iPod, CD, etc. 'Burning' is the term for creating a CD-R or CD-RW disk.
It simply means to make a copy of a song from a CD and copy it to your computer.