Suppose that a system uses 16-bit memory words and its memory is built from 32 (thirty two) 1M x 8 RAM chips. How large, in words, is the memory on this system? Explain why.

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Suppose that a system uses 16-bit memory words and its memory is built from 32
(thirty two) 1M x 8 RAM chips. How large, in words, is the memory on this system?
Explain why.
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