The CD-ROM, Floppy drive, and other removable devices utilize the Supermount utility. Supermount manages removable media such as floppy disks, CD-ROMs and Zips similar to the way other operating systems do -- it allows you to change disks without using the traditional Unix commands "mount" and "unmount". Supermount detects media changes automatically.

And, as in other graphical environments, KDE provides a Trash bin where you can place files to be deleted. Right-click on the Trash bin and select "Empty Trash Bin" to permanently remove any enclosed files or folders.

Finally, depending on the devices attached to your PC, you may see some "device" icons on the desktop. The device icons shown in the graphic represent an attached USB scanner, a TV card, and a web cam. Clicking on each of those icons launches the appropriate application to use each device.