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CD-ROM drive

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Data is obtained by the CD-ROM drive by converting the reflections from a disk's surface into digital form.

In computing, a disk drive for reading CD-ROMs. The vast majority of CD-ROM drives conform to the Yellow Book standard, defined by Philips and Sony. Because of this, all drives are essentially interchangeable. CD-ROM drives are available either as stand-alone or built-in units with a variety of interfaces (connections) and access times.

Drives are usually described as being times some number, ×4 for example. This refers to how much faster the disc is moving past the read head in comparison to a standard music CD. Modern drives are sometimes quoted as being ×44 or higher. However, this will only be true for data retrieved from certain areas of the disc surface, not the whole disc.



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