Microcomputer hardware consists of three basic categories of physical equipment-
Verified Answer
A. Keyboard, monitor, hard drive
B. System unit, input/output, memory
C. System unit, input/output, secondary storage
D. System unit, primary storage, secondary storage
E. None of these
Explanation:
The three basic categories of physical equipment comprising microcomputer hardware are the system unit (housing the CPU, motherboard, etc.), primary storage (RAM, for active data and instructions), and secondary storage (e.g., hard drives, SSDs, for long-term data persistence). Input/output devices are essential but often considered peripherals.