A drive 410 is connected to the input/output interface 405. When a removable medium 411 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magnetic-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory is loaded onto the drive 410, the drive 410 drives the removable medium 411 and acquires programs, data, and the like stored in the removable medium 411. The acquired programs and data are transferred to the storage section 408 as necessary, and are stored in the storage section 408.
The recording medium that records (stores) the program to be installed in the computer and made executable by the computer includes the removable medium 411 which is a package medium including a magnetic disk (including a flexible disk), an optical disk (including a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory), and a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)), a magnetic-optical disk (including an MD (Mini-Disc)), a semiconductor memory, and the like; the ROM 402 that temporarily or permanently stores the programs; the hard disk forming the storage section 408; and the like, as illustrated in
In the present specification, steps of describing the above series of processes may include processing performed in time-series according to the described order and processing not processed in time-series but performed in parallel or individually.
In addition, the system in the specification includes a plurality of apparatuses and processing sections, and represents the entirety thereof.