OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTERS
COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS
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docking station
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driver
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dock
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downlink
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Detailed explanation-1: -The operating system manages the interaction between applications and the hardware. To access and communicate with the hardware, the operating system installs a device driver for each hardware component. A device driver is a small program written by the hardware manufacturer and supplied with the hardware component.
Detailed explanation-2: -A device driver is a computer program that controls a particular device that is connected to your computer. Typical devices are keyboards, printers, scanners, digital cameras and external storage devices. Each of these need a driver in order to work properly.
Detailed explanation-3: -Device driver – a software program that is designed to control a particular hardware device that is attached to a computer. The main purpose of device driver – it acts as a translator between the hardware device and operating systems or applications that use it.