Eight consecutive bytes in memory contain the hex values 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 10, 00. An FLD m64fp instruction is executed. Its argument is the address of the first of these eight consecutive bytes. As a result of the FLD instruction, the value in ST(0) is now: a/ 2-1075 b/ 2-1023 c/ 2-1022

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Eight consecutive bytes in memory contain the hex values 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 10, 00. An FLD m64fp instruction is executed. Its argument is the address of the first of these eight consecutive bytes. As a result of the FLD instruction, the value in ST(0) is now:

a/ 2-1075

b/ 2-1023

c/ 2-1022

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