Drivers are also translated as programs and facilitate communication between hardware and software known. The high-level programming when coding is also used for the device specific driver.
Drivers for Windows applications are developed specifically for the Windows operating system. Standard drivers usually come with the Windows installer and is copied to the computer after installation. In most cases these drivers using the hardware installed,but perhaps not enough to activate all the functions and features.
Windows drivers are used to ensure that the hardware is fully utilized. This allows the user to navigate the computer system to make the changes necessary to complete the installation. The hardware is compatible with standard Windows drivers include:
or Monitor or graphic card
or keyboard and mouse
or Network Adapter
or storage devices (SCSI, SATA)
orUniversal Serial Bus (USB)
or DVD / CD-ROM
Other devices require specific hardware vendor's driver before they can be plugged into your computer. These devices include:
or imaging devices (scanners, digital cameras, webcams, etc.)
or video cards
or Sound Card
or Bluetooth Devices
or Modem
or printer
or Wireless Network Adapter
Some or external storage media
o Some USB devices (PSP, mobile phones, PDAs,etc.)
In addition, drivers are operating system specific. This means that the driver is coded specifically for a version of the Windows operating system may not work properly with other versions. A good example is from Windows 98, Windows XP and Windows Vista.
The drivers of Windows 9x series could back to the hardware under Windows XP, but not. Windows Vista requires drivers specifically coded for devices below it. There have been some cases of equipment usedto meet hardware issues in Windows Vista when used with other operating systems. This is quite common with Vista installed without laptops running Windows XP.
Microsoft offers a complete Windows-based repertoire of drivers available for download from the web. These drivers are sorted according to the Windows operating system version, device manufacturer, compatible with the computer version, and so on.
