The spiral track.
To read CD-ROM's, the technology in a CD-ROM drive is an optical disc drive (ODD). It typically utilizes light to retrieve information on a disc.
"Disc" refers to optical media, such as CDs or DVDs. "Disk" refers to magnetic media, such as hard drives. So the answer depends on which drive you are referring to; most have both an "optical disc drive", and a "hard disk drive".
types of optical disc drive are: cd,dvd,blueray,cdr,cdrw,dvdrw,mp3,mp4
The feature is called Autoplay.
A compact disc (CD) is inserted into the optical drive of a computer, typically located on the front or side of the device. The drive usually has a tray that can slide out to accommodate the disc. Once the CD is inserted, the computer can read the data stored on it, such as music, software, or files. Some modern computers may not have a physical optical drive, in which case an external USB CD drive can be used.
Optical drives use laser technology to read and write data on optical discs, such as CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs. The data is encoded in the form of pits and lands on the disc's surface, which the laser beam interprets as binary information. When a disc spins within the drive, the laser reflects off the surface, allowing the drive's sensors to detect these variations and retrieve the stored data. Additionally, the drive's firmware manages the data transfer between the optical disc and the computer.
In computing, an optical disc drive (ODD) is a disk drive that uses laser light or electromagnetic waves within or near the visible light spectrum as part of the process of reading or writing data to or from optical discs. The first digitally recorded optical disc was a 5-inch audio compact disc (CD) in a read-only format created by Philips and Sony in 1975.
An optical disc drive reads a disc by shining a laser on it and detecting the reflected beam. The reflectivity of a disc varies across its surface, which determines the intensity of the reflected beam. Photodiodes detect this reflected beam and produce electrical signals, which are interpreted as data.
If you burn infected files onto an optical disc then those files remain infected and would remain on the optical disc permanently.
yes you can but smaller laptops usually are not as powerful and it may not run the game. You might have a mini that doesnt have an optical drive (a place to put the disc in), then it is best to buy it and download it directly to your hard drive. then you dont need a disc to install and play the game. Here is a site that has all the best games that you can buy and download if that is what you want to do http://www.direct2drive.com/ If you want to put a game on it using a disc, but you have no optical drive, you will have to buy an external optical drive. It plugs in the the laptop and sends the info from the disc to the laptop.
To load a disc in an iMac G4, locate the slot-loading optical drive on the front of the computer. Gently insert the disc into the slot with the label facing up; the drive will automatically pull it in. Ensure that the iMac is powered on, as it will not accept a disc when off. If the disc doesn't load, check for obstructions or ensure the disc is clean and undamaged.
It's input I think, not that sure, but I just know that it reads data from a disc and then views them onto the computer screen. :)