Question

what is the piece of software required to make a peripheral device work with a computer
Device driver
Firmware
Plugin
Operating system​

Answer 1

Answer:

Device driver

Explanation:

Among the various options given in question statement the correct option is Device driver.

Device driver and operating system both come under the category of software but the difference is that a device driver acts as a bridge between the peripheral device and operating system while operating system is used to control that particular peripheral device. So if the communication between them is not established an OS cant control it

Answer 2

Piece of software required to make a peripheral device work with a computer is device driver.

• A peripheral device is a computing device which is not part of the essential computer, like a normal keyboard or portable printer.
• These auxiliary devices are represented to be connected to the computer and then used.
• A device driver or hardware driver is a specific group of extensive files that typically allow the operating system of a specific computer to properly communicate with one or more hardware devices.  
• The machine, without the drivers can not correctly transmit and receive data to hardware devices, like a printer.