Author's): Ganesh Bajaj
Originally published in Towards Artificial Intelligence.
Guide to SoC, firmware, drivers, kernel and operating systems
Every time you touch your smartphone screen, click your mouse, or save a document, a complex dance occurs between hardware and software. But for most people – even many programmers – this interaction remains mysterious. How does a physical silicon chip “understand” what the software wants? How does an operating system communicate with hundreds of different devices, each speaking its own language?
This article covers the entire stack: from the System-on-Chip (SoC) that underpins the hardware to the operating system that powers our work environment. Explains the role of firmware, device drivers, and the kernel, detailing how they work together to facilitate seamless interaction between the various components of a modern computer.
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