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What small programs stored on the hard drive that tells the computes how to communicate with a specific hardware device?
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∙ 10y ago
On Windows, those are usually referred to as "drivers." On Mac OS X, they are referred to as "kexts", or "kernel extensions." On Windows, if they are not already built into the kernel, they are called "modules."
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt is not a program, but a driver a.k.a. device driver, and yes it is stored on the hard drive
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∙ 10y agoThe name for these programs is 'drivers'. They are small programs that provide compatibility with other software and hardware.
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∙ 10y agoIt is called drivers.
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