A memory with 8-bit data bus and 8-bit address bus can store a ma
| A memory with 8-bit data bus and 8-bit address bus can store a maximum of
A. 256 bytes
B. 256 bits
C. 1K bytes
D. 512 bytes
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Right Answer is: A
SOLUTION
Concept:
- The maximum number of bytes directly addressable in a computer depends on the number of bits in the memory address.
- For an n-bit address bus, the memory can store:
M ≤ 2n Bytes, since an 8-bit represents a byte.
Calculation:
Given Address bus = 8-bit
A maximum number of bytes the memory can store will be:
M = 28 Bytes
M = 256 Bytes
A typical representation of memory locations for an 8-bit address bus is as shown:
