a) How many bits does a processor need internally to address a 32M x 32 memory if the memory is word addressable? b) How many bits does a processor need internally to address a 32M x 32 memory if the memory is byte addressable? c) At what physical word address would we find the word at processor address 0X0003FC if the memory is word addressable? d) At what physical word address would we find the word at processor address 0X0003FC if the memory is byte addressable? e) If the memory is byte addressable, what is the physical word address for the word that contains the byte at processor address 0X79E423 ? f) If the memory is byte addressable, what is the processor word address for the word that contains the byte at processor address 0X79E423 ?

a) How many bits does a processor need internally to address a 32M x 32 memory if the memory is word addressable? b) How many bits does a processor need internally to address a 32M x 32 memory if the memory is byte addressable? c) At what physical word address would we find the word at processor address 0X0003FC if the memory is word addressable? d) At what physical word address would we find the word at processor address 0X0003FC if the memory is byte addressable? e) If the memory is byte addressable, what is the physical word address for the word that contains the byte at processor address 0X79E423 ? f) If the memory is byte addressable, what is the processor word address for the word that contains the byte at processor address 0X79E423 ?

Systems Architecture

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305080195

Author:Stephen D. Burd

Publisher:Stephen D. Burd

Chapter4: Processor Technology And Architecture

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3PE: Processor R is a 64-bit RISC processor with a 2 GHz clock rate. The average instruction requires one...

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