COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Question 10:This piece of software is used to control hardware devices and allow an Operating System to make use of the hardware (7-9)
A
Device Management
B
Device Driver
C
Device System
D
Hardware Peripheral Device
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The principal system software is the operating system. It manages the hardware, data and program files, and other system resources and provides means for the user to control the computer, generally via a graphical user interface (GUI).

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Operating System (OS). An Operating System (OS) is an interface between a computer user and computer hardware.

Detailed explanation-4: -SYSTEM SOFTWARE Examples of operating systems include Microsoft Windows, Linux, MacOS, iOS and Android. The OS is designed to control and coordinate the tasks and functions of computer hardware.

Detailed explanation-5: -Device drivers are software designed to interface with specific hardware devices. They are stored on the hard drive and installed when the OS is first installed or when new hardware is added to a system.

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