Author(s): Ganesh Bajaj
Originally published on Towards AI.
A Guide to SOC, Firmware, Drivers, Kernels and Operating Systems
Every time you tap your smartphone’s screen, click the mouse, or save a document, a complex dance takes place between hardware and software. Yet for most people – even many developers – this interaction remains mysterious. How does the physical silicon chip “understand” what the software wants? How does an operating system communicate with hundreds of different devices, each of which speaks its own language?
This article covers the entire stack: from the system-on-chip (SoC) that sits on the hardware foundation, to the operating systems that provide our working environments. It explains the roles of firmware, device drivers, and the kernel, and explains in detail how they work together to facilitate seamless interactions between various components in modern computing.
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