Interfacing & Handshaking Cards

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Created on: 29-10-14 11:54

Interfacing is where devices need to communicate with one another (e.g. PC sending a job to the printer) - they have to interface with each other.

Interfacing can be seen as one device communicating with another device.

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In order for communication to occur (interfacing), computers must have drivers installed on them, to ensure the devices and computers can be understood by each other.

A driver is a piece of software that ensures that all devices can be understood by the computer and that the computer can be understood by the devices.

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One aspect of interfacing is that devices have to engage into a process known as handshaking.

Handshaking is the process where system signals are used to check that each device is ready to send and/or receive signals.

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In order for communication to occur (interfacing), computers must have drivers installed on them, to ensure the devices and computers can be understood by each other.

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A driver is a piece of software that ensures that all devices can be understood by the computer and that the computer can be understood by the devices.

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One aspect of interfacing is that devices have to engage into a process known as handshaking.

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