MICROPROCESSOR AND MICROCONTROLLER

INTERRUPT PROGRAMMING

ARCHITECTURE OF 8085

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A program that controls a device, for example, a printer or a keyboard
A
Driver
B
Compiler
C
Interrupt handler
D
Assembler
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Device drivers must receive advice from the operating system to access and execute device instructions. After completing the job, they transmit the hardware device’s output or message to the operating system. Devices such as modems, routers, speakers, keyboards, and printers require device drivers to operate.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -A device driver is a special kind of software program that controls a specific hardware device attached to a computer. Device drivers are essential for a computer to work properly.

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