A computer has 32 MB memory. How many bits are needed to access any single…

2018

A computer has 32 MB memory. How many bits are needed to access any single byte in the memory?

  1. A.

    25

  2. B.

    16

  3. C.

    24

  4. D.

    20

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Correct answer: A

1 MB=2 20  bytes

32 MB=32×2 20 =2 5 ×2 20 =2 25

To address 2 25 bytes, we need 25 address bits

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