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Topic 6.1 - Role of the operating system -Answers

1. Explain how a device driver is used by the operating system to control hardware. A driver provides a software interface to hardware devices, enabling operating systems and other computer programs to access hardware functions without needing to know precise details of the hardware being used. A driver communicates with the device through the computer bus or communications subsystem to which the hardware connects....

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