Practice Memory Capacity In Metric Vs Binary (14.1.4) - Memory Addressing and Bus Size
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Memory Capacity in Metric vs Binary

Practice - Memory Capacity in Metric vs Binary

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

How many memory locations can be addressed with an 8-bit address bus?

💡 Hint: Think about 2 raised to the power of the address bus size.

Question 2 Easy

What does 1K represent in binary terms?

💡 Hint: Recall how binary kilobytes are calculated.

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Question 1

How many bits does an 8-bit address bus provide?

8
256
512

💡 Hint: Remember the definition of how address buses work.

Question 2

True or False: 1 KB in the binary system equals 1,000 bytes.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the differences between binary and metric measurements.

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Challenge 1 Hard

If a new memory module is developed that can handle 8GB total capacity with 32 bits per location, how would the organization of this module affect the size of the address bus?

💡 Hint: Use the total size and divide it by the size of information stored to find memory locations.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a scenario where the address bus size is increased to 64 bits, estimate how many memory locations this can address. Discuss the implications for modern computing.

💡 Hint: Think about the exponential capability of larger addressing schemes.

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