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A memory unit stores 2^16 bytes in 32-bit words. How many address bits are necessary in order to retrieve a single word from this memory unit?
Asked by fariedthemanimal (8)
December 12th, 2012
The answer, as given, is 14.
2^16 bytes implies that there are 16 address bits, no? So why isn’t it 16?
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