MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

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

Detailed explanation-3: -System software is the software used to manage and control the hardware components and which allow interaction between the hardware and the other types of software. The most obvious type of system software is the computer’s operating system but device drivers are also included within this category.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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