Practice Address Bus Configuration (21.4.1) - Memory Organization and Instruction Representation
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Address Bus Configuration

Practice - Address Bus Configuration

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is an address bus?

💡 Hint: Think about how data paths work.

Question 2 Easy

Explain the role of the data bus.

💡 Hint: Consider its purpose in communication.

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Question 1

What is the main function of an address bus?

To transfer data
To hold addresses
To decode instructions

💡 Hint: Think about its primary role.

Question 2

True or False: Memory bus size does not affect performance.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the efficiency of data handling.

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Challenge 1 Hard

If you need a memory design that consists of 1MB stored in 8 separate chips, each of size 128KB, how would you configure the address and data buses?

💡 Hint: Consider how bits define both capacity and bus configuration.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how performance would be affected if the address bus is undersized for the memory configuration designed?

💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between bus width and memory capacity.

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