Practice Memory Addressing and Bus Size - 14.1 | 14. Memory Addressing and Bus Size | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 1
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Question 1

Easy

What is the maximum number of memory locations an 8-bit address bus can address?

💡 Hint: Think about 2 raised to the power of the number of bits.

Question 2

Easy

What does '1K' represent in terms of bytes?

💡 Hint: Consider the binary meaning behind the 'K'.

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Question 1

What is the maximum number of addresses possible with a 16-bit address bus?

  • 256
  • 65536
  • 1024

💡 Hint: Think of the powers of 2.

Question 2

True or False: 1 megabyte equals 1000 kilobytes.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Differentiate between binary and metric systems.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Calculate the required address bus size to accommodate 8 GB of memory if each addressable memory location holds 2 bytes.

💡 Hint: Use the formula 2^(address bus size) to determine the required value.

Question 2

Design a simple system with 256KB of memory. What address bus size is required, and consider byte vs word addressing?

💡 Hint: Base your design on fundamental addressing principles.

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