APPLICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE
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Question
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Each peripheral requires its own device driver
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The same device driver will work on every OS
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A device driver must be installed when a peripheral is added to a system
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Device drivers are usually supplied on USB drives
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main purpose of device drivers is to provide abstraction by acting as a translator between a hardware device and the applications or operating systems that use it.
Detailed explanation-2: -Card reader, controller, modem, network card, sound card, printer, video card, USB devices, RAM, Speakers, etc need Device Drivers to operate.
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.
Detailed explanation-4: -A device driver is a special kind of software program that controls a specific hardware device attached to a computer. Device drivers are essential for a computer to work properly.