Question

The segments in 80386 real mode are

(a) overlapped

(b) non-overlapped

(c) either overlapped or non-overlapped

(d) none of the mentioned

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I want to ask this question from Real Address Mode of 80386, Protected Mode of 80386 topic in chapter 32-bit Processors-80386, 80387 and 80486 of Microprocessor

Answer 1

Right answer is (c) either overlapped or non-overlapped

To explain: The segments in 80386 real mode are may be overlapped or non-overlapped.