Computer Terms Explained – What Is a Driver
When you get computer terms explained in plain English, it makes a big difference for your understanding.
Let’s talk more specifically about drivers. Here’s the easy way to think about the computer term driver:
Imagine that every piece of hardware, including your printer, your mouse, and so on, speaks a different language. So one speaks French, another one speaks Italian, another one Cantonese, and so on.
So when you plug in a new printer and turns it on, your computer says “hi” and the printer answers in a foreign language the computer doesn’t understand.
So it needs an interpreter.
And when I say interpreter, I mean just like in the real world, like if a foreign diplomat comes to the country but doesn’t speak the local language. They need an interpreter to help them communicate with the locals.
Last modified February 22, 2008Author 2139 > has blogged 20 times
