How do I install a CD-ROM on my computer?

How to Install a CD/DVD Drive in a PC

Power down the PC completely.
Open the computer to install the CD or DVD drive.
Remove the drive slot cover.
Set the IDE drive mode.
Place the CD/DVD drive into the computer.
Attach the internal audio cable.
Attach the CD/DVD drive to the computer using an IDE cable.

How is a floppy disk made?

A floppy disk, like a cassette tape, is made from a thin piece of plastic coated with a magnetic material on both sides….The Disk

Both use a thin plastic base material coated with iron oxide.
Both can record information instantly.
Both can be erased and reused many times.
Both are very inexpensive and easy to use.

How did a floppy disk work?

The information retrieved and written onto a floppy disk is controlled by the process of magnetic encoding. As the read/write head passes over designated tracks of the floppy disk it uses magnetic polarization to write information onto the disk, and to retrieve this information.

What are the disadvantages of floppy disk?

Disadvantages of a floppy disk :

Easy to be damaged.
The access time of floppy disk low.
They have to handle more carefully.
Floppies can get affected by heat.
Small storage capacity.
Also limited capacity.
Many new computers don’t have any floppy disk drive.

Are floppy disks still useful?

While floppy disk drives still have some limited uses, especially with legacy industrial computer equipment, they have been superseded by data storage methods with much greater data storage capacity and data transfer speed, such as USB flash drives, memory cards, optical discs, and storage available through local …

What size were floppy disks?

IBM first introduced it as a 8-in diskette in 1971. In the middle of 1970s, a 5.25 diskette was introduced. Today, the most commonly used floppy disks are 3.5 inches and have the capacity of 800 KB to 2.8 MB (with a standard of 1.44 MB).

What are floppy disks used for?

The floppy disk (or a 3 1/2 floppy for today’s standard) is a removable magnetic storage medium. Floppy disks are used for moving information between computers, laptops or other devices. Some early digital cameras, electronic music instruments and older computer game consoles use floppy disks.

What are different types of floppy disk?

Background

Floppy disk format	Year introduced	Marketed capacity¹
3½-inch HD	1987	1.44 MB
3½-inch ED	1991	2.88 MB
3½-inch LS-120	1996	120 MB
3½-inch LS-240	1997	240 MB