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Understanding Drivers
Welcome to the tour of the hidden pieces of software in your computer. Your PC is full high-tech devices like Printers, CD-Drive, Sound Cards, Modems and what not. How do these devices talk to each other? How are these few thousand types of devices from hundreds of manufactures able to work together? The answer is that wonderful piece of software called a "Device Driver." Learn more about the device drivers.

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