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A device driver is typically embedded on firmware that is part of your computer?
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Difference between lineware and firmware in computer?
Firmware refers to the software that is embedded within a hardware device. Lineware on the other hand refers to a company that deals with software development.
What is a very small computer inside a device?
Embedded computer.
What electronics run software?
The software is either embedded in a device, such as a hand-held device or appliance, or installed on a computer.
What is an operating system that works on a desktop computer and a notebook computer or a mobile computing device?
embedded operating system
What is embedded device?
It is used commonly in todays society A embedded device is a electronic computer that has input, output and process. It sometimes also has storage. Examples are ABS, Washing machines and Mobile phones.
How does the printer communicate with the CPU?
What is often called a printer is simply an output device. The computer communicates with the firmware called printer drivers in the computer. The driver makes the connection with the printing output device.
Difference between software and firmware?
Softwareis programs which can be installed and used by the user for a specific purpose. Firmware on the other hand is used by the computer system for maintenance and security purposes, an example for thisis Windows Update.
What is the purpose of an embedded device?
Embedded system is a combination of software and hardware system ,in which s/w drives the hardware. The main objective :- (1)less power consumption (2) memory constraint (3) less area requirement
If a device does not work after the OS upgrade what can you do?
If the device does not work then you will have to update the firmware on the device
Is a modem considered both hardware and firmware?
No. Firmware is a special piece of software on a device that controls it. The modem is considered only a hardware device.
Problems with a device can sometimes be solved by updating the or firmware?
device drivers
What is a combination of hardware and software called?
A combination of hardware and software is typically referred to as a computer system. For a computer system to be a complete system it must have several specific components. For hardware, it requires a processor, an input device (such as a keyboard or mouse), and an output device (such as a monitor or printer). For software, a computer must have an operating system of some type, which is called firmware in some devices. Note that a touchscreen monitor can serve as both an input and output device.
