Which of the following exception generated by MMX is the same type of memory access exception as the X86 instructions?

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Which of the following exception generated by MMX is the same type of memory access exception as the X86 instructions?

asked Sep 25, 2022 in Microprocessor by Antonio (39.4k points)

Which of the following exception generated by MMX is the same type of memory access exception as the X86 instructions?

(a) page fault

(b) segment not present

(c) limit violation

(d) all of the mentioned

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Asked question is from MMX Data Types, Wrap-around and Saturation Arithmetic, Multimedia Application Programming, Pentium III (P-III) CPU topic in section Recent Advancements in Microprocessor Architecture of Microprocessor

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saya · Answer 1 · 2022-10-07T14:44:43+0000

Correct choice is (d) all of the mentioned

Easiest explanation: The MMX instruction set generates the same type of memory access exception as the X86 instructions namely; page fault, segment does not present and limit violation.

Which of the following exception generated by MMX is the same type of memory access exception as the X86 instructions?

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