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The X86 Microprocessors: Architecture and Programming (8086 to Pentium), 1st Edition
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The X86 Microprocessors: Architecture and Programming (8086 to Pentium), 1st Edition

by Lyla B. Das
May 2024
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
665 pages
23h 2m
English
Pearson India
Content preview from The X86 Microprocessors: Architecture and Programming (8086 to Pentium), 1st Edition
BASICS OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS 31
are 100 locations in a memory device, 100 bytes are stored. We all have heard of memory
capacity being mentioned in terms such as bytes, kilobytes and megabytes. Now let us quantify
these terms. You will be hearing these terms throughout the use of this book.
A byte is 8 bits. A word is not really defi ned. It depends on the processor used. For the 8086,
a word size is 16 bits. A 32-bit processor may claim to have a word size of 32 bits. Memory
capacity is always specifi ed in bytes.
2
8
= 256 bytes
2
10
= 1024 bytes = 1KiloByte or 1KB
2
6
× 2
10
= 2
16
= 64 KB = 65, 536 bytes
2
10
× 2
10
= 2
20
= one Mega Byte (1MB) = 1024 × 1024 = 1,048, 576 bytes
2
10
× 2
20
= 2
30
= one Giga Byte (1 GB) = 1024 × 1024 × 1024 = 1,073, 741, 824 ...
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