Question

question 66 of 73
which of the following are considered computer hardware? (select two.)
operating system
microsoft office
mouse
drivers
motherboard

Explanation:

To determine complete hardware, we analyze each option:

• Operating system: Software (manages hardware/software), not hardware.
• Microsoft Office: Software (productivity suite), not hardware.
• Mouse: Input device, a hardware component.
• Towers: Refers to computer towers (case with components), hardware.
• Motherboard: Main circuit board, core hardware.

So the two hardware options are Mouse and Motherboard (or Towers, but typically Mouse and Motherboard are clear hardware; Towers is also hardware as the computer case/tower is hardware). Wait, re - checking: Mouse is input hardware, Motherboard is internal hardware, Towers (computer tower) is hardware (the case with components like CPU, RAM etc. inside). But among the options, Mouse and Motherboard (or Mouse and Towers, or Towers and Motherboard) are hardware. Wait, the options: Mouse (hardware), Towers (computer tower - hardware), Motherboard (hardware). Operating system and Microsoft Office are software. So we need to select two. Let's confirm:

Hardware components are physical devices. So:

• Mouse: Physical input device (hardware).
• Towers: Physical computer case (hardware, contains other components).
• Motherboard: Physical circuit board (hardware).

Operating system (software) and Microsoft Office (software) are not hardware. So the two correct ones are Mouse and Motherboard (or Mouse and Towers, or Towers and Motherboard). But looking at typical hardware, Mouse (input) and Motherboard (main board) are definite hardware. Or Mouse and Towers. Let's see the options again: the options are Operating system, Microsoft Office, Mouse, Towers, Motherboard.

So the two hardware are Mouse and Motherboard (or Mouse and Towers, or Towers and Motherboard). Let's pick Mouse and Motherboard (or Mouse and Towers). Wait, maybe Towers is the computer tower (the case), which is hardware, and Motherboard is also hardware. Or Mouse and Motherboard.

Answer:

C. Mouse, E. Motherboard (or C. Mouse, D. Towers; or D. Towers, E. Motherboard)