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Page 161
For some operations — particularly those involving hardware — the application
software communicates with the operating system. The operating system might
communicate with device drivers or, in some cases, it can directly communicate ...
For some operations — particularly those involving hardware — the application
software communicates with the operating system. The operating system might
communicate with device drivers or, in some cases, it can directly communicate ...
Page 168
The operating system tells the device drivers, device drivers tell the hardware,
and the hardware actually does the work. The operating system interacts with
application software, device drivers, and hardware to manage a computer's
expects to ...
The operating system tells the device drivers, device drivers tell the hardware,
and the hardware actually does the work. The operating system interacts with
application software, device drivers, and hardware to manage a computer's
expects to ...
Page 203
The device driver for your CD or DVD writer includes a formatting routine, which
prepares a disk to hold data (Figure 4-30). After a CD or DVD is formatted, you
can use Windows Explorer or My Computer to select the files you want to copy as
a ...
The device driver for your CD or DVD writer includes a formatting routine, which
prepares a disk to hold data (Figure 4-30). After a CD or DVD is formatted, you
can use Windows Explorer or My Computer to select the files you want to copy as
a ...
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Contents
Computer Internet Web and Email Basics | 2 |
Computer Basics | 4 |
Operating a Personal Computer | 14 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | New Perspectives on Computer Concepts New Perspectives Series |
| Author | June Jamrich Parsons |
| Contributor | Dan Oja |
| Edition | 7, illustrated |
| Publisher | Course Technology, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0619213841, 9780619213848 |
| Length | 288 pages |
| Subjects | › Computers / General |
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