Practice Chip Enable Mechanism - 21.4.2 | 21. Memory Organization and Instruction Representation | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 1
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Question 1

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What is a byte in memory terms?

💡 Hint: Think about how many bits are in a basic unit of memory.

Question 2

Easy

What does the Chip Enable signal do?

💡 Hint: Consider what needs to happen for a chip to be used.

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Question 1

What does the Chip Enable signal do?

  • Activates all chips
  • Activates a specific chip
  • Deactivates chips

💡 Hint: Think about how the system selects which chip to use during operations.

Question 2

True or False: A modular memory design allows for easy scaling and flexibility in memory configurations.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how modularization makes upgrades easier.

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Question 1

Design a modular memory system utilizing chips of 2K each to construct a memory of size 8K. Explain the connections for addressing.

💡 Hint: Think about the logic needed for controlling multiple chips effectively.

Question 2

Calculate the address bus size required for a system using 512 chips of 256 bytes each. Provide the reasoning for your answer.

💡 Hint: Evaluate how many bits are necessary to cover both chip and byte addresses.

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