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:

Neutropenia

A condition characterized by an abnormally low count of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell crucial for fighting infection.

Rectal Temperatures

Body temperature measurements taken from the rectum, which are considered to be very accurate reflections of the body's core temperature.

Shivering

An involuntary response to cold in which muscles rapidly contract and relax to generate heat and increase body temperature.

Heat Production

The process of generating thermal energy in the body, primarily through metabolism and muscular activities, to maintain body temperature.