Techniques for Device Management in an Operating System INTRODUCTION: One of the main functions of operating systems is to manage and control all input/output operations and the input/output (I/O) devices attached to the computer system. Therefore, there exists an (I, O) system, which is actually a subsystem and an integral part of all the operating systems. It controls and manages the function of I/O devices. It also provides a uniform interface between application or user and me/O devices to perform different I/O operating such as: Write and read data to and from the secondary storage. Send output to output devices such as to monitor, printer or potter, etc. Get input from input devices such as keyboard and scanner etc. Different users view I/O devices from a different point of view. For example: hardware engineer views the I/O devices in terms of different components such as chips, I/O ports, power cables, etc. That makes up the I/O device. Similarly, software engin...
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