ITPEC IP October 2025 Question 12
ITPEC IP October 2025 — Question 12 of 100
Device driver and plug and play — the driver controls the peripheral, while plug and play automates its detection and configuration.
A new device normally needs a driver so the OS can communicate with its hardware. When both the device and system support plug and play, the OS recognizes the device and automatically selects or installs the suitable driver and settings.
Answer (a)
Why not others:
- (b) a plugin extends an application's functions and is not the hardware auto-configuration mechanism
- (c) and (d) use malware, which is malicious software and is never a required peripheral-control component
Key rule: Drivers translate OS requests for hardware; plug and play discovers and configures the device with minimal manual setup.
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