平成29年度春期 ITパスポート試験問64

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問64

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プラグアンドプレイ機能によって行われるものとして，適切なものはどれか。

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問 64

Incorrectア
The automatic playback when a DVD-Video is inserted is the “autorun (automatic playback)” feature, which automatically launches an application triggered by inserting media; this is a different feature from Plug and Play, which installs peripheral device drivers.
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正解 Plug and Play is a feature by which, simply by connecting a peripheral device, the OS automatically detects the device and automatically installs and configures the corresponding device driver, bringing it into a usable state. It saves the user the trouble of manually finding and setting up drivers. Therefore, choice イ, which describes “installing into the OS the device driver corresponding to a newly connected peripheral device,” is correct.
Incorrectウ
Fault diagnosis of already-connected peripheral devices is handled by diagnostic tools or the OS’s fault-detection feature. Plug and Play is a feature that recognizes devices and configures drivers; it does not diagnose faults.
Incorrectエ
Periodic virus scanning of disk drives is the role of antivirus software. It is unrelated to Plug and Play, which performs automatic setup when a device is connected.

ここがポイント

Plug and Play = a feature by which, once a peripheral device is connected, the OS automatically detects it and automates the installation and configuration of the corresponding device driver.
Autorun (automatic playback), fault diagnosis, and virus scanning are each separate features and must not be confused.

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解答問64イ