Understanding devices and device drivers
Computer hardware is more than a collection of physical components; the OS is just a collection of programmed instructions. Naturally, therefore, learning about the interaction between hardware and software is exciting. So, the question arises: how does the OS recognize the physical components?
Getting to know computer devices and device drivers
Today’s PCs include a case, monitor, keyboard, and mouse in their default composition. However, among today’s computers, we also find computers such as the all-in-one, in which the computer case is integrated with the monitor. All the visible differences between the physical parts of PCs and their general physical components are as follows:
- An internal device is any device that is located in the computer case. Examples of a computer’s internal devices are the power supply, motherboard, accompanying components, hard drives, extension cards, and other internal hardware...
