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Application programs cannot make use of protected mode by themselves.
The operating system must set up and manage a protected mode.
Capability provided by Linux and Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista systems.
Each address is a 32-bit quantity.
All of the general-purpose registers are 32 bits in size.
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