Josh is a blogger who reviews legacy technologies. He has to review two DOS apps. He has a computer that runs on the 32-bit version of Windows 10 and a laptop that runs on the 64-bit version.
Which system should he use for his review, and why?
A) He should use the 32-bit one because it supports Ntvdm.exe.
B) He should use the 32-bit one because it can directly run DOS apps.
C) He should use the 64-bit one because it can convert DOS API calls to Win64 API calls.
D) He should use the 64-bit one because it supports Win16 apps.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The 32-bit version of Windows 10 supports the NTVDM (NT Virtual DOS Machine), which allows it to run 16-bit DOS applications directly. The 64-bit version of Windows 10 does not support NTVDM, making it incapable of running these applications without additional software.

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