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What is the name of small programs stored on the hard drive that tell the computer how to communicate with a specific hardware device such as a printer, network card, or scanner?
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What is the name of small programs stored on the hard drive that tell the computer how to communicate with a specific hardware device such as a printer, network card, or scanner?

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Small programs stored on the harddrive that provide basic functionality for he devices listed would be called Hardware Drivers.
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