Practice - Memory Characteristics and Usage
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Practice Questions
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How many memory locations can an 8-bit address bus access?
💡 Hint: Think 2 raised to the power of 8.
What is the equivalent of 1 Megabyte in kilobytes?
💡 Hint: Review the binary prefixes.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the maximum number of addressable memory locations with a 10-bit address bus?
💡 Hint: Think about calculating powers of 2.
True or False: A memory module with 4 GB must have a 64-bit address bus.
💡 Hint: Consider the concept of addressing capability.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a memory system with a 64-bit address bus detailing the types of applications it can support and memory addressing.
💡 Hint: Consider application scales and data centers.
Calculate how many memory locations and bytes can be addressed using a 20-bit address bus when storing 4 bytes per location.
💡 Hint: Apply both the addressing power and storage bytes in your calculation.
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