Computer Science / Unit 6 CS 0293 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"My App Talks to the Hardware"
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The idea
A program that seems to command the hardware is commanding the operating system — the direct line applications appear to hold is mediation working smoothly enough to disappear.
In practice
A game that "uses the graphics card" files requests the OS carries downstairs.
Where people slip
Smooth mediation reads as no mediation.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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