What Is Hardware

question 26

Multiple Choice

What is hardware?

• A) Any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and support the information and information-processing needs of an organization
• B) The set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks
• C) Consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system
• D) An electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept, manipulate, and store data

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Definitions:

Resource

An economic or productive factor required to accomplish an activity or to provide a service, such as labor, land, capital, and raw materials.

Wage Rate

The amount of compensation a worker receives per unit of time or per task performed.

Employed

A status referring to individuals who are currently working for pay or profit, including those temporarily absent from their jobs.

Wage Rate

The standard amount of money paid for work performed, typically expressed as an hourly, daily, or piece rate.