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Tomtit [17]
3 years ago
5

What is the name of small programs stored on the hard drive that tell the computer how to communicate with a specific hardware d

evice such as a printer, network card, or scanner?
Computers and Technology
1 answer:
Katena32 [7]3 years ago
5 0
Small programs stored on the harddrive that provide basic functionality for he devices listed would be called Hardware Drivers.
I hope this helps!
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