AI engineering glossary · Computing foundations
What is device driver?
Device driver: Software that lets the operating system communicate with a specific piece of hardware such as a printer, network card or GPU. It translates general commands into the signals that device understands.
Device driver: an example
Installing the right NVIDIA driver is needed before an operating system can use the GPU for deep learning.
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Where you learn it
Device driver is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.