____ is a service that hardware and software manufacturers and third-party service companies offer to customers to provide answers to questions, repairs, and other assistance.
"Technical support" is the correct answer for the abobve question.
Explanation:
Technical support is a service that is used to repair the technical system. It is not used to provide training and guidance that how the system is maintained. This type of service is taken by the third party which comes in the categories of the information technology organization.
The above question asked about the term which is used to give the repair service to the hardware and the software of the information system and it is taken by the third party. This service is known as "Technical support" which is defined above.