ITPEC IP April 2022 Question 12
ITPEC IP April 2022 — Question 12 of 100
Device drivers that were installed separately must be installed again after the hard disk is initialized and the operating system is reinstalled. A device driver is software that enables the operating system to control a particular hardware device. Formatting the disk removes the installed drivers, and a fresh OS installation restores only the drivers included with that OS. Drivers supplied separately for peripherals or specialized hardware therefore need to be restored.
Answer (a)
Why not others:
- hardware firmware stored inside a device is not erased by initializing the computer's hard disk
- files already included in the reinstalled operating system do not require a separate installation
- physical devices themselves are not software that can be reinstalled
Key rule: After reinstalling an OS, reinstall device-specific drivers that are not bundled with the OS so it can communicate correctly with the hardware.
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