Digital Electronics - Number Systems and Codes - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Number Systems and Codes - General Questions (Q.No. 10)
10.
If a typical PC uses a 20-bit address code, how much memory can the CPU address?
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Kiran said:
1 decade ago
Because computer works with only binary numbers {0, 1}. So that radix is 2.
That's why base is 2?
That's why base is 2?
Nitish kumar said:
10 years ago
2^20 memory locations can be addressed but it can not measured in mb. Size of memory will depend upon size of data bus.
PETAK said:
8 years ago
2 is used as the base because computer operates in binary, i.e. powers of 2.
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