Operating system
types of devices in operating system
so as to infom the processor of what it ought to do
Kernal
The device drivers allow the operating system to communicate with peripheral devices.
Drivers are written for many operating systems.
Dynamically assigned between the component and the operating system.
The different resources of operating system are file system,input/output devices,memory unit,processor....
Dedicated devices are devices that are assigned to only 1 job at a time and serves the job for the entire time it is active. eg. Printers, tape devices, plotters
BIOS has it's own set of basic I\O drivers, for example, for keyboard and monitor, sometimes the mouse as well depending on the BIOS. Once the OS is loaded, it loads it's own drivers for these devices.
types of devices in operating system
so as to infom the processor of what it ought to do
virtual devices in os
Kernal
The device drivers allow the operating system to communicate with peripheral devices.
Operating system resources in a PC computer can be pieces like RAM, the CPU, BUS, Graphics, and other hardware components on the motherboard which provide the level of resources for an operating system to run.
Drivers are written for many operating systems.
The major function of an operating system is to manage all resources of a system.