Device Drivers

Device Drivers

1. What they are

   • They are the way a computer communicates with devices that are plugged into the computer.

2. What they do

   • A device driver is a program that controls a particular type of device that is attached to your computer.
   • A device driver is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer.

3. Why we need them

   • Computer parts need a driver because they do not use standard commands.
   • A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a device

4. Windows PLUG N PLAY

   • Gives users the ability to plug a device into a computer and have the computer recognise that the device is there.
   • connect a device or insert a card into your computer and it is automatically recognised and configured to work in your system.

5. Devices that need/use them

   • printers, displays, CD-ROM readers, diskette drives,