Transcription: CD-ROM DVD drive The CD-ROM DVD drive is used to run data, video and audio discs. These devices consist of a mechanical assembly that spins the CD disc and the information on these discs is read optically. This is done with the help of a fine laser beam that detects the digital information that is encoded onto the surface of the discs. This laser beam assembly moves in a manner that is similar to that of a record player radially from the center to the outer edges. The differentiation between CD and DVD drives is the amount of data that can be stored on the disks. This varies from 650 megabytes ...