FC0-U61 · Question #70
A computer user is downloading software from the Internet and notices the following at the end of the install file: "...x86.exe". Which of the following statements BEST represents what the…
The correct answer is A. x86 only supports an installation on a 32-bit CPU architecture. x86 only supports an installation on a 32-bit CPU architecture is the statement that best represents what the "...x86.exe" means in the installation file. x86 is a term that refers to a family of processors or instruction sets that use 32-bit registers and memory addresses. x86…
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A computer user is downloading software from the Internet and notices the following at the end of the install file: "...x86.exe". Which of the following statements BEST represents what the "...x86.exe" means in the installation file?
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- Ax86 only supports an installation on a 32-bit CPU architecture.
- Bx86 supports an installation on a 32-bit and a 64-bit CPU architecture.
- Cx86 only supports an installation on a 64-bit CPU architecture.
- Dx86 supports an installation on a 16-bit CPU architecture.
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x86 only supports an installation on a 32-bit CPU architecture is the statement that best represents what the "...x86.exe" means in the installation file. x86 is a term that refers to a family of processors or instruction sets that use 32-bit registers and memory addresses. x86 processors can only run software applications that are compatible with the 32-bit architecture. An installation file that has the suffix "...x86.exe" indicates that the file is an executable file that can only be installed on a 32-bit system. A 64-bit system can run both 32-bit and 64-bit applications, but a 32- bit system can only run 32-bit applications.
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