alleryA device driver works as an interface between the attached device and the:
AOperating system
BApplication software
CPower supply unit
DWeb browser
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Operating system
1. New devices are added to computers constantly, each with different characteristics.
2. The operating system alone cannot know how to run every one of them.
3. Control of a particular device at hardware level is delegated to its device driver.
4. The device driver acts as an interface between the device and the operating system.
5. Like a translator, it hides the hardware-level detail from the rest of the system.
_Source: syllabus Computer Science Class 11, Ch 1 'Computer System', S1.7.2 System Software_
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