Terms starting with D

3 terms in Operating systems

  • Device driver

    Operating systems › OS fundamentals

    A device driver is the operating system component that translates generic kernel requests into the specific commands a piece of hardware understands.

  • Driver signing

    Operating systems › OS security

    Driver signing is an OS security control that lets only digitally signed, verified device drivers load into the kernel of a desktop…

  • Dual boot

    Operating systems › OS compatibility

    Dual boot is a setup in which two operating systems are installed on one computer and the user chooses which one to…