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| 1 | See motherboard. |
| 3 | Memory used by the video controller. The memory might be contained on a video card or be part of system memory. When part of system memory, the memory is dedicated by Windows to video. |
| 4 | Computer programs, or instructions to perform a specific task. _____ may be BIOS, OSs, or applications software such as a wordprocessing or spreadsheet program. |
| 5 | BIOS located on the _____. |
| 6 | A male 9–pin or 25–pin port on a computer system used by slower I/O devices such as a mouse or modem. Data travels serially, one bit at a time, through the port. Serial ports are _____ configured as COM1, COM2, COM3, or COM4. |
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| 2 | A sound port that connects to an external home theater audio system, providing digital output and the best signal quality. |
| 4 | Part of _____ BIOS that is responsible for controlling the PC when it is first turned on. Startup BIOS gives control over to the OS once it is loaded. |
