Practice Address Bus Configuration (21.4.1) - Memory Organization and Instruction Representation

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Question 1.
What is an address bus?
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Think about how data paths work.
Question 2.
Explain the role of the data bus.
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Consider its purpose in communication.
3Question 3.
What is the main function of an address bus?
- To transfer data
- To hold addresses
- To decode instructions
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Think about its primary role.
4Question 4.
True or False: Memory bus size does not affect performance.
- True
- False
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Consider the efficiency of data handling.
Question 5.
If you need a memory design that consists of 1MB stored in 8 separate chips, each of size 128KB, how would you configure the address and data buses?
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Consider how bits define both capacity and bus configuration.
Question 6.
Explain how performance would be affected if the address bus is undersized for the memory configuration designed?
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Think about the relationship between bus width and memory capacity.

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