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This book consists of articles from Wikia. Pages: 133. Chapters: 64-bit, ASP.NET, ActiveX, Bluetooth, Board of directors, CD-ROM, Charles Simonyi, Client Access License, Comparison of operating systems, Component Object Model, Computer, Computer virus, DEC Alpha, Dave Cutler, Desktop Window Manager, Device driver, Digital Equipment Corporation, File system, Flash memory, Gigabyte, Hard disk drive, Hyper-V, Internet Connection Sharing, Jim Allchin, Jim Gray, Laptop, Larry Hryb, Linux, Live Anywhere, MP3, MSN TV, Mark Zbikowski, Microsoft Commerce Server, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Software Assurance, Msnbc.com, Portable Document Format, PostScript, PowerPC, Program Manager, ReadyBoost, Remote Desktop Protocol, Richard Brodie, Server, Server Message Block, Simon Cooke, Smart card, Studies related to Microsoft, Tablet PC, Tantek Çelik, User interface, Windows Genuine Advantage, Windows Preinstallation Environment, Windows Registry, Xbox 360 technical problems, Zune HD. Excerpt: Processor registers are typically divided into several groups: integer, floating-point, SIMD, control, and often special registers for address arithmetic which may have various uses and names such as address, index or base registers. However, in modern designs, these functions are often performed by more general purpose integer registers. In most processors, only integer and/or address-registers can be used to address data in memory, the other types cannot. The size of these registers therefore normally limits the amount of directly addressable memory, even if there are registers, such as floating-point registers, that are wider. Most high performance 32-bit and 64-bit processors (some notable exceptions are most ARM and 32-bit MIPS CPUs) have integrated floating point hardware, which is often, but not always, based on 64-bit units of data. For example, although the x86/x87 architecture has instructions capable of loading and storing 64-bit (and 32-bit) floating-point values in...