System Resources

System resources are shared by every component in a computer. The most important resources are used by the modem, network adapter and video card, but includes the motherboard,    memory,     expansion    devices,

plug-in devices and peripherals. Conflicts occur when a computer has more devices than it has resources for or the hardware is configured improperly. PnP (Plug-and-play) and USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices are helping to eliminate these problems.

Plug-and-Play (PnP) is a standard in the modern computer giving users the ability to plug a device into a computer and have the computer recognize that the device is there. Resources on the device do not need to be defined by the user. The setup for plug-and-play devices is usually preformed by a software program that accompanies it. To benefit from the advantages of plug-and-play user must have an operating system that supports it such as Microsoft Windows 95 or later.