Venona Inc., a food processing company, buys laptops that have the 64-bit version of Windows 10 preinstalled. On the first day of use, employees run into issues with the new laptops. They are unable to use a critical 16-bit business application that they were using without issues on their previous computers.
Which of the following is the most likely reason the employees are not able to run the business application?
A) 16-bit software can run only on a 16-bit version of Windows 10.
B) 16-bit software cannot run on a 64-bit version of Windows 10.
C) 64-bit versions of Windows 10 support only 64-bit software.
D) 16-bit software is not supported on any edition of Windows 10.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The 64-bit version of Windows 10 does not support 16-bit applications directly, which is why the employees are unable to run the 16-bit business application on their new laptops.