The ________ chip, typically located on the mainboard, stores instructions for basic hardware initialization and management.

a) bootstrap
b) firmware
c) basic input/output system (BIOS)
d) device driver

c) basic input/output system (BIOS)

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A paragraph-level style is stored in the ________ of that ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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When a limitation in a single computer system component slows down the entire system, which of the following occurs?

A. bottleneck B. counterdown C. crashdown D. baseline

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