How does an operating system draw windows on the screen?
问题 I realized after many years of using and programming computers that the stack of software that actually draws on the screen is mostly a mystery to me. I have worked on some embedded LCD GUI applications and I think that provides some clues as to a simplified stack but the whole picture for something like the Windows operating system is still murky. From what I know: Lowest level 0 is electronic hardware (integrated circuits) that provide a digital interface to turn a pixel on the screen a