You plug a brand-new USB mouse into a Windows laptop that has never used this device before. Which type of installation process will the operating system most likely perform to make the mouse immediately usable?
Plug-and-play installation is correct because it refers to the capability of a computer system to automatically detect and configure a newly attached device without requiring the user to supply or install drivers manually. When you connect a plug-and-play-compatible mouse, the operating system recognizes the human-interface device class and loads a built-in driver, so the mouse is ready for use within seconds. The other options describe methods typically used for more complex or network-attached peripherals and are not common for standard mice.
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