Practice Memory Parameters (4.6) - Describe and Analyze Memory Devices Used in Digital Systems
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Memory Parameters

Practice - Memory Parameters

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Question 1 Easy

What is the formula for calculating memory capacity?

💡 Hint: Think about how many data bits can fit into the memory.

Question 2 Easy

What does access time refer to?

💡 Hint: Consider the speed of memory operations.

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Question 1

What is the total capacity if a memory has 2048 words of 16 bits each?

2048 bytes
16,384 bits
4 GB

💡 Hint: Multiply the number of words by the size of each word.

Question 2

True or False: A larger address bus width allows access to more memory locations.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how many unique addresses can be created.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a device with a 64-bit word size and 2^20 addresses, calculate its total memory capacity in bytes.

💡 Hint: Convert the word size from bits to bytes first.

Challenge 2 Hard

If a memory has a 256 GB capacity with an access time of 5 ns, what is the average time to access 10 different memory locations?

💡 Hint: Remember that each access takes the same amount of time.

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