What Is A Driver?

For those of you that don't know much about computers, drivers are very important files for your computer. Every device on your computer needs a driver to tell it how to operate. A driver acts like a translator between the device and programs that use the device. Each device on your computer has its own set of specialized commands that only the driver for it knows.

Let's say that you reformat your computer. Chances are you are going to have to find some drivers for things that you installed after you purchased your computer such as a mouse or keyboard. In a lot of situations, your computer will be able to find a driver for you through your operating system disk or online. If it is unable to locate a driver, you will have to find one for it.

That is where websites come in that have drivers to download. For instance, if you have a Lexmark printer and need a driver, you would search for Lexmark drivers. Or if you have a Logitech mouse, you can search for Logitech drivers.

I have been pretty lucky finding any driver I have ever needed online. The joy of the internet!

Stefani