Practice - Addressing Memory vs I/O Devices
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Practice Questions
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How many memory locations can an 8-bit address bus access?
💡 Hint: Think about how powers of 2 work.
What is 1KB in bytes in the binary system?
💡 Hint: Remember the difference between binary and metric units.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the maximum number of memory locations that can be addressed by a 12-bit address bus?
💡 Hint: Consider powers of two.
True or False: An address bus and data bus can share the same lines in a computer.
💡 Hint: Think about how devices can share resources.
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Challenge Problems
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A computer system has a 32-bit address bus. Calculate the maximum memory capacity in gigabytes that can be accessed.
💡 Hint: Use the capacity calculation formula based on the address bus.
You have a memory module with 16KB of space. If each location holds 2 bytes, how many memory locations can be addressed?
💡 Hint: Calculate the number of locations by dividing the total space by the bytes per location.
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