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a device driver is software, making communication between your motherboard and your OS, probably Windows, possible.

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For many operating systems, "programs" called drivers or hardware drivers are used that interface the peripheral with the operating system.

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Q: A device driver is a computer program that makes communication possible between your computer and one of its peripherals?
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