Q:

What are the electronics parts of a CD player

Can more experienced engineers give me their input on this. If I open a CD player, what electronic parts should I expect to find?

A:

By searching the web, you'll find plenty of information.
Here's a teardown of a CD player.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpi_8Vodi5w
Here's a picture of the internals:

Here's a basic guide to the workings http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cd4.htm
But, the best way to find out is to take it apart.

