If a computer can have a maximum of 256MB of memory, how many address bits are required?

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2. a. If a computer can have a maximum of 256MB of memory, how many address bits are
required?


  b. A disk drive has 4 double sided platters. Each surface has 400 tracks. Each track is divided
into 50 sectors. There are 512 bytes in each sector. What is the capacity of each cylinder?
What is the capacity of the disk drive? 

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