Practice - Memory Location Expansion
Practice Questions
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What is memory location expansion?
💡 Hint: Think about how we can have more memory than a single chip.
How many address lines are needed for a 32×8 memory chip?
💡 Hint: Recall how many bits are needed for selection.
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How many address lines are needed for a 32×8 memory chip?
💡 Hint: Think about how binary counting works.
True or False: The MSB determines the selection of multiple memory chips.
💡 Hint: Analyze the function of MSB in binary numbers.
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Design a memory arrangement using four 16×8 chips to create a new chip configuration. How many address inputs would be necessary, and how would the MSB behave?
💡 Hint: Think about the exponential growth in memory addressing.
You have two chips: one is 32MB and another is 64MB. How would you architect the address lines if you want to use both as a single memory system?
💡 Hint: Break down the sizes to their binary equivalent.
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