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?
A.
x86 only supports an installation on a 32-bit CPU architecture.
B.
x86 supports an installation on a 32-bit and a 64-bit CPU architecture.
C.
x86 only supports an installation on a 64-bit CPU architecture.
D.
x86 supports an installation on a 16-bit CPU architecture.
The original version of x86 created in 1978 was designed for 16-bit CPUs. This
means that each instruction is 16-bits "wide." The first 32-bit CPU was
introduced in 1985 and the x86 instruction set was updated to a 32-bit version,
called x86-32 or IA-32 (Intel Architecture).
x86 is for 32 bit only. It is sometimes also referred to as x86- 32 . x86- 64 supports 64 bit. They often referred by the term x64
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