COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

OPERATING SYSTEMS

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

Detailed explanation-1: -A device driver is a special kind of software program that controls a specific hardware device attached to a computer.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.

Detailed explanation-4: -System software includes operating systems, utility software, device drivers and firmware. Operating systems control the computer hardware and act as an interface with application programs. Utility software helps to manage, maintain and control computer resources.

Detailed explanation-5: -operating system (OS), program that manages a computer’s resources, especially the allocation of those resources among other programs. Typical resources include the central processing unit (CPU), computer memory, file storage, input/output (I/O) devices, and network connections.

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