However, it was a bit of a different story for the interface that hooks up the CD drive to your computer ... CD-ROM drive duly transferred the files stored on a Wolfenstein 3D disk.

Computers are typically configured to look for the OS on a CD or DVD first and then the hard disk or SSD. The computer can also be configured to look for the USB drive first, although very early ...

A cable used to send audio CD sound to the computer's sound card. When playing audio CDs, CD-ROM drives output analog sound to both a headphone jack and external connector just like a CD player.