ITPEC IP October 2020 Question 13

Source exam: ITPEC IP October 2020Topic: Hardware

ITPEC IP October 2020 — Question 13 of 100

Plug and Play automatically detects a newly connected peripheral and performs or assists with driver installation and configuration. The operating system identifies the device, allocates resources, and loads a suitable driver so manual hardware setup is minimized.

Answer (a)

Why not others:
- separately installed software that extends an application is a plug-in

- supplying power through a connection describes bus-powered hardware

- timing a standard program to evaluate performance describes benchmarking

Key rule: Plug and Play concerns automatic device recognition and configuration when hardware is connected.

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