After being relocated to an enclosed position under a desk, a computer experiences intermittent shutdowns. Which of the following conditions is MOST likely the cause?

Power surges cause sudden, immediate shutdowns or hardware damage and are not related to the physical relocation of the machine to an enclosed space.

Modern CPUs and motherboards include thermal protection circuits that initiate an automatic shutdown when internal temperatures exceed safe thresholds. An enclosed position under a desk blocks the intake and exhaust airflow paths, trapping hot air around components. The intermittent nature of the shutdowns is consistent with heat accumulating over time during normal operation until the thermal trip point is reached.

APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing) is a network addressing fallback mechanism and has no effect on system power or thermal behavior.

RF (Radio Frequency) interference can disrupt wireless communications but does not cause a computer to shut down intermittently due to a change in physical placement.