APPLICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE
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A driver is a piece of software designed to tell a peripheral what to do.
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Any input, output or storage device that connects to a motherboard. (keyboard, mouse, web cam, printer, hard disk drive)
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A device driver is defined as a software program without a user interface (UI) that manages hardware components or peripherals attached to a computer and enables them to function with the computer smoothly.
Detailed explanation-2: -A device driver is a particular form of software application that allows one hardware device (such as a personal computer) to interact with another hardware device (such as a printer). A device driver may also be called a software driver.
Detailed explanation-3: -More commonly known as a driver, a device driver or hardware driver is a group of files that enable one or more hardware devices to communicate with the computer’s operating system. Without drivers, the computer could not send and receive data correctly to hardware devices like printers.