If a Computer Has a Maximum of 2ᴺ Memory Cells

question 19

Multiple Choice

If a computer has a maximum of 2ᴺ memory cells, then each address field in a machine language instruction must be ____ bits wide to enable us to address every cell.

• A) N
• B) 2N.
• C) N2
• D) 2N

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Definitions:

Extended

Pertaining to something that has been lengthened or stretched out.

Complementary

Elements, items, or substances that, when brought together, enhance each other's properties or complete something.

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

Codon

A sequence of three nucleotides in messenger RNA that specifies the addition of a particular amino acid in the synthesis of proteins.