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What are μops?

a.

Micro-Ops

b.

Microcode sequences for every instruction in the IA-32 instruction set

c.

Another layer of programming that lies within the processor

d.

Both a and b

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Answer: (d).Both a and b Explanation:IA-32 processors use microcode for implementing each instruction supported by the processor, and microcode sequences for every instruction in the instruction set are contained within the microcode ROM.

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