There is no need to download a separate driver. It should work with the lirc_mceusb kernel module.
The drivers are typically included with the distribution. If your hardware doesn't work out of the box, there is a good chance it doesn't have any Linux drivers at all.
You don't. All webcams that Linux Mint is capable of supporting have drivers installed by default. They are included in the kernel.
linux files dont need extensions
No. The Funkey requires special drivers that aren't available for Linux yet.
Linux is a monolithic kernel. Some operating systems with a microkernel use Linux as a process for providing drivers, but this is irrelevant to mainstream Linux.
You can use this scanner with any type of computer you have, be it Mac, PC or Linux. The Linux will take some work to install, but you can easily find Mac and PC drivers online.
Yes.
You just have to plug the device and Linux will load the drivers automatically.
Linux has drivers built in already for portable media. Many times with Windows, you have to download drivers from 3rd party sources.
Linux is a Software which interacts with hardware using device drivers and controls the hardware using kernel routines.
Yes, linux has many drivers for many cd/dvd players.
It does. Most drivers are developed in-kernel, not provided separately by third-party vendors.