ARM chips initially disrupted Intel's dominance of the computer chip market by becoming the preferred chip for:

a$.$ laptops, due to their ability to easily switch between multiple types of tasks.

b$.$ supercomputers, due to their greater computational power on a per$-$chip basis.

c$.$ smartphones, due to their greater energy efficiency.

d$.$ smartphones, due to their compatibility with both the iOS and Android operating systems.

e$.$ laptops, due to their smaller size.