Let me start the introduction of ISO image file with an example:- If you want to make a computer then you will require its various parts like screen, RAM, ROM, CPU etc. Assume that the parts are in a box. You will assemble these parts to form a computer. Until the parts are in the box, they ain't of much use for us but when we assemble those parts in a proper way then it will provide us a multi functional and useful computer.
In a similar way, we can explain what an
ISO or ISO image file is. An ISO or ISO image file is an image of a complete CD or DVD. All the contents of a CD or DVD can be represented by a single file that is called ISO image file. If we compare it with the above example then an ISO image file is just the box that is holding the various parts required to assemble a computer. ISO image file is represented by the .iso extension. An ISO file isn't of much useful by itself. To make it useful, we usually burn it to CD or DVD and if you don't want to burn the ISO file to a CD or DVD then there are softwares like Winzip or 7Zip which can extract the contents of an ISO image file to a folder.
You may have heard of many softwares like Power ISO which are used to convert any file into an ISO file but those softwares are usually of large size or paid. But we are going to know about a software named ISO Recorder which is free and is just of 790kb. Here are the steps to know how to convert any folder into an ISO image file.
How to convert a folder into ISO image file:-
1. Download ISO Recorder software.
2. Install it on your PC.
3. Now right click on the folder which you want to convert into an ISO file and choose Create ISO image file option.
4. Select the target where you want to store the ISO image file and select Next. Within few seconds or minutes(depended on the size of the file) your folder will be converted into ISO image file.
5. Your selected folder has been converted into an ISO image file and now you can burn it on CD or DVD or can be opened by the help of softwares like Power ISO etc.
Credits:- Yuvraj Salaria
