There is provided a multi-functional peripheral which is easy for user to
use. In the multi-functional peripheral, after a logical device control
program retaining a function of a logical device to which the job is
transmitted from an information processing apparatus and managing the job
transmitted to the logical device is allowed to analyze the inputted job,
a physical device control program retaining a function of a device engine
of the peripheral and managing the job in the device engine is allowed to
analyze the job.