Probably every computer user has heard of such a thing as Plug and Play. It is quite a long time came into use everyday language geek. Despite the simplicity of the translation, not all versed in the topic ‘Plug and Play - what is it?”. Try to consider this question in more detail.
Let's Start with the translation of the term Plug and Play, sometimes referred to as Plug &Play or PnP. If you stick to the literal translation from English, the plug means “enable”, “connect”, “connect” and play – “play”. So, what happens? Plug and Play - what is it? You can give a response in the form of interpretation of the type “plug and play (work)”.
In Other words, when you connect to a computer any new (not yet present in the system) of the device to automatically detect it. In this case, after installation of the component can be used immediately, bypassing any manual manipulation setting it to software in the form of the same drivers.
The period of the appearance now has become the ubiquitous Plug and Play technology dates back to 1995. It was created through the efforts of the developers of Western Digital Corporation, which played a key role in its development.
At the time it is something very new was not, as previously in slightly different form, was used on the tires of the MCA and EISA. With the advent of PCI, which has become the industry standard for innovation in the field of computer technologies had adopted Microsoft, which first tried to implement it in Windows 98.
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Of Course, that system compared to later products were still very "raw" and the list of supported devices was limited. However, it was a start. Now every system has Plug and Play support. What is it with a modern point of view, can be explained on simple examples.
Roughly speaking, an example of operation Plug and Play can be seen when to the computer via a USB port connects an ordinary USB flash drive. The system tray displays a message that it has found new device and after some time says that it is ready to work. By the way, this applies to any “iron” component.
We will Not go into the technical aspects. The average user enough that when you connect any device that supports this standard, “operating system” automatically determines the type and manufacturer, and then in the same mode, without user intervention, installs the most suitable driver from its database for the correct functioning (except in rare cases). Mind you, at the end of the process, even a reboot is not required.
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