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What is a computer program that coordinates all the activities of computer hardware?
An operating system coordinates the activities of computer hardware
What is the transmission protocol between a computer and a peripheral device?
The way a computer communicates with a peripheral device is through a device driver. A device driver is a low level computer program that allows higher level programs to communicate with a hardware device connected to the computer bus. Device drivers are hardware dependent and specific to an operating system.
Types of system softwares?
Firmware, Operating System, and Utilities.
What is compatibility in relation to purchasing a computer?
Compatibility refers to equipment and software that can be used together. You would not want to have Windows XP on your computer and then buy a program that requires Windows Vista or higher. Likewise, if you intend to run a certain operating system, you would not want to buy a computer which does not support the operating system or the drivers needed for the operating system to work properly. If you wanted to run Windows 10, you would not want to buy a used computer that was made when Windows 98 was popular.
Who usually writes the drivers for computer hardware?
Usually computer programmers. A company would tell the programmer what the hardware is intended for, and they would write the necessary driver(s) to enable the device to be used with the operating system.
Your laptop touchpad is not functioning?
Try reloading your system drivers (original Operating System disk).
What The hardware component used to control the operation of a computer system?
The operating system communicates with computer hardware using small programs called drivers.
Why does minecraft have bad video card drivers?
Drivers are part of your computer's operating system, they are not part of Minecraft at all.
What are print drivers and what do they do?
Print drivers are code segments that allow the operating system to communicate with the printer attached to the computer.
Can you use and old operating system CD for a new computer?
If you can find drivers for that operating system for your hardware, then yes.
What are the differences between computer systems and computer applications?
Computer Systems are the physical hardware, drivers, and operating systems which comprise the basic functionality of the computer. Examples of physical hardware include input devices (keyboard, mouse, and stylus), output devices (monitor, printer), and data storage devices (hard drive, USB stick, flash stick). Drivers are specialized bits of software that let the operating system talk to the hardware. Operating systems provide the groundwork for running computer applications by using the physical hardware through the drivers to provide a desired functionality. Examples of operating systems include Windows 7, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Solaris, BeOS, and many more. Computer applications are provide the user with desired functionality. Examples for word processing are Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, and LibreOffice. Examples for multimedia players are VLC, Windows Media Player, Winamp, MPlayer, and Xine. Examples of web browsers are Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari.
What are the different Layers of operating systems?
The operating system has different layers. The different layers includes the shell, the utilities, the compilers, device drivers and the applications.
What is a computer registry?
A Computer Registry is a database that stores all the configuration settings and options of the Microsoft Windows operating systems. It stores settings for operating system components, applications, 3rd party applications, kernel, device drivers, sam, services, and user interface. You can go to "run" and type "Regedit" to access the windows registry. If you are not familiar with the Registry, do not make any changes otherwise you can do some serious damage.
What is win dow's?
Windows is the operating system on a Microsoft computer or an Apple computer running windows drivers. Without windows your computer would not work.
Functions of kernel?
The kernel is one of the primary nodes of an operating system for a computer. It contains operating system core functions and the device drivers.
What do printer drivers do?
Printer drivers - are small programs that enable the operating software (eg Windows) to recognise that the printer is attached to the computer. They literally allow the printer and computer to 'talk' to each other.
What kind of software runs the computer?
Drivers and an Operating System such as Mac OSX or Windows Vista are essential.
