engineering computer science MCQ #174

A microprocessor has 32-bit address bus, 16-bit data bus. What is the maximum addressable memory?

engineering computer science MCQ #174

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A microprocessor has 32-bit address bus, 16-bit data bus. What is the maximum addressable memory?

    • A) 4 GB
    • B) 2 GB
    • C) 1 GB
    • D) 8 GB

    Answer: 4 GB

    Explanation: Maximum addressable memory = 2^address bits = 2³2 = 4 GB, since each address points to a byte.