Driver software manages communications between a computer and its system components and peripherals, such as printers, graphic and sound cards, motherboards, game controllers, Bluetooth devices, and other hardware. Driver software acts like a translator, helping a computer’s operating system communicate with its hardware, and telling the hardware how to work. When you want to print a document, say, driver software allows the communication to flow between the program requesting the print and the device performing the action — in this case, a printer.
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Speeding Up Your PC, Part 4: Managing Drivers
Posted by: Chris Cope August 31, 2012 05:00 AMDriver software manages communications between a computer and its system components and peripherals, such as printers, graphic and sound cards, motherboards, game controllers, Bluetooth devices, and other hardware. Driver software acts like a translator, helping a computer’s operating system communicate with its hardware, and telling the hardware how to work. When you want to print a document, say, driver software allows the communication to flow between the program requesting the print and the device performing the action — in this case, a printer.