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No, most programs have no access at all to hardware. They call device drivers through the OS to perform input and output. These device drivers are custom written to access the hardware for the device they control.
Modern computers use privileged instructions that cause an error if a user program tries to execute them to access hardware. The device drivers have the privilege to execute these instructions and access hardware.
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Is scanner a hardware or software?
A scanner is both hardware and software, the device itself is hardware (all devices are hardware) but the driver(a program) that runs it is software.
All direct access to hardware is mediated by what component?
Kernel
Is Microsoft office 2010 a collection of hardware programs?
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What is a computer program that coordinates all the activities of a computer hardware?
An operating system coordinates the activities of computer hardware
Which program checks for installed hardware during Window XP boot process?
NTDETECT - is answer.
All direct access to hardware is mediated by which component?
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Real mode allows programs direct access to but protected mode does not?
i finnally freackin found it, real mode(16 bit) allows access to all hardware resources, where protected mode(32 bit) controls how the application accesses the hardware. In real-mode, an application has complete access to all hardware resources. This "open door" policy can create problems when applications make conflicting commands to the hardware. In protected mode and long mode, the OS controls how an application can access hardware.page 53 in CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing & Maintaining Your PC, Sixth Edition by Jean Andrews
What is a computer that controls access to hardware and software on a network?
It would be a host. All other computers connected to that network are clients.
What does an operating system control?
An operating system takes control by effectively managing user input. It also manages both external and internal requests. This can include program and application requests, along with information sent via keystrokes and other protocols. The main function of any operating system is to assist the CPU in facilitating user and program functions.
Is internet games a software or a hardware?
Software. All program, including games, are considered software. The actual computer and its peripherals (printer, monitor, etc) are considered hardware.
What is the difference between hard and software?
Software and hardware are computer-related terms. Hardware includes every computer-related object that you can physically touch and handle like disks, screens, keyboards, printers, chips, wires, central processing unit, floppies, USB ports, pen drives etc. Software includes every computer-related program that you cannot feel with the physical senses for example, system operating system, an anti-virus program, the web browser, the memory, all data, reports etc.
A driver that has full access to all hardware and the memory of the computer has what type of security level?
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