what is an optical drive?

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2006-11-23 01:45:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons

a CD or DVD drive. both a read by laser as opposed to something read by magnetism

2006-11-23 01:49:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

Any device that stores data through the use of light to record and read back the data. CDrom, DVDroms are optical drives.

2006-11-23 01:50:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

cd rom dvd ect

2006-11-23 01:47:01 · answer #3 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋