Practice - Introduction to 286, 386, and 486 Architectures: Key Advancements in Protection Modes, Multitasking, and Pipelining
Practice Questions
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What was the maximum RAM accessible in Real Mode?
💡 Hint: Think about the original limitations of the 8086 architecture.
What major mode was introduced with the Intel 80286?
💡 Hint: This mode improved multitasking and memory protection.
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What does Protected Mode allow the 80286 to do?
💡 Hint: Focus on what new capabilities were introduced with this mode.
The 80386 architecture is significant because it introduced which of the following?
💡 Hint: Think about the importance of memory management techniques introduced.
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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.
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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