Question

There are many different types of hardware devices, different manufacturers, and countless configuration possibilities. Explain why all these combinations of devices, manufacturers, and configurations are able to work together without requiring additional work on the part of technicians.

Answer 1

Because, they are all required to configure to it to be recognized by an operating system.

Explanation:

It is the Operating System Software that instructs the hardware and puts them together to work well. When the manufacturer does not configure the device to be recognized by an operating system, then it will not work with other components.

Example.

If an Apple machine's sound card is being put in an HP machine which uses Microsoft designed operating system, won't work due to the operating system that the sound card has been designed for.