Like device driver， I don't know whether there are some other drivers ?
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What comes to mind straight away is virtual device drivers - usually emulating some kind of device, but not being a device themselves.
Probably worth a mention is class drivers that can talk to an entire class of devices (e.g. USB).
And the Wikipedia article on device drivers may be a good starting point.
Pekka
2010-05-31 23:55:58
upvoted for not being a wise-ass answer :P
K-RAN
2010-05-31 23:57:51
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Taken from Windows Internals 4th (XP-based) Edition:
Hardware device drivers - Drivers using the HAL
File System Drivers - File IO for devices
File System Filter Drivers - Intercept IO and do processing on it (like AV and such)
Network Redirectors and Servers - Transmit IO on the network
Protocol Drivers - Implement network protocol like TCP/IP
Kernel Streaming Filter Drivers - Signal processing on data streams like video/audio
KevenK
2010-05-31 23:57:38