Image forming apparatus, program adding method, and a recording medium

摘要

An image forming apparatus include a program for performing a process concerning image formation by using a hardware resource, and a slot (125) which a recording medium is inserted into and removed from. A status monitoring part (123) monitors whether or not a recording medium is inserted or removed; a recording medium starting part (124) starts the recording medium inserted into said slot into a state in which said recording medium is assessable; and a program starting part (52) reads a program from said recording medium started into the accessible state, and starting said program.