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Real and Protected Mode

Q1. If the DPL of a segment is 10 ,what are the RPL values allowed for access
Q2. If the descriptor of a segment in 80386 is 45 91 93 48 10 03 10 40H,
answer the following

a. What is the segment size?


b. What is the ending address? Show the calculations involved.
c. Is the descriptor available? Justify the choice for the same
d. d. Which instruction mode will this application work in when it accesses this segment (8-
bit/16-bit/32-bit or 64bit)
GDTR LDT1

 Processor - 80286
 GDTR – 100000H
 DS : 0054H
 LDTR – 0008H

 MOV BX,[1234H]

 What is the Physical Address accessed? LDT2


 What is the type of Segment?
 What is the Protection Level?
GDT table

 80386 processor
 DS : 0050H
 INST – MOV EAX,[00 00 00 34H]
 GDTR= 00 10 00 00H
 CR3-- FF 00 00 00
 Paging Enabled
PD
 Find out !!!
 Physical Address
 Type of Segment
 Protection Level

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