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31. Rings of protection, four levels of security

    Rings of protection, four levels of security
    Segment selector

  •             Segment register (segment selector)

  • Some instructions that directly access ports or affect interrupts (such as CLI, STI, IN, and OUT) are available at privilege levels normally used only by systems programs.

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