Practice Introduction To 286, 386, And 486 Architectures: Key Advancements In Protection Modes, Multitasking, And Pipelining (6.3)
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Introduction to 286, 386, and 486 Architectures: Key Advancements in Protection Modes, Multitasking, and Pipelining

Practice - Introduction to 286, 386, and 486 Architectures: Key Advancements in Protection Modes, Multitasking, and Pipelining

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Question 1 Easy

What was the maximum RAM accessible in Real Mode?

💡 Hint: Think about the original limitations of the 8086 architecture.

Question 2 Easy

What major mode was introduced with the Intel 80286?

💡 Hint: This mode improved multitasking and memory protection.

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Question 1

What does Protected Mode allow the 80286 to do?

Access more than 1MB of RAM
Run only in Real Mode
Increase CPU clock speed

💡 Hint: Focus on what new capabilities were introduced with this mode.

Question 2

The 80386 architecture is significant because it introduced which of the following?

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the importance of memory management techniques introduced.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Explain how the introduction of Paging in the 80386 impacted modern operating systems.

💡 Hint: Think about how virtual memory is used in contrast to physical memory limits.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the impact of integrating floating-point units in the 80486 on application performance.

💡 Hint: Consider how this affected software that relies heavily on floating-point math.

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