COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

TYPES OF SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An example of the software would be ____
A
Printer driver
B
Mouse
C
Keyboard
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A printer driver is a piece of software that translates your computer data into a format your printer can understand. Each printer is built with different hardware and software, so your computer needs to learn how to give instructions to each particular machine. That’s what a printer driver is used for.

Detailed explanation-2: -In computers, a printer driver or a print processor is a piece of software on a computer that converts the data to be printed to a format that a printer can understand. The purpose of printer drivers is to allow applications to do printing without being aware of the technical details of each printer model.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Printer, Web cam etc are examples for hardwares. These are items that you can actually touch or move from one desk or room to another. Computer software can be defined as a set of instructions that tells the computer how to behave.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are various types of device drivers for I/O devices such as keyboards, mice, CD/DVD drives, controllers, printers, graphics cards and ports. When a driver is included in an operating system, it may be referred to as a kernel-mode device driver.

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