Subject
Computer Science
Topic
Computer Fundamental
What is the conventional directly addressable range of the original 8086 Real Mode address space?
What is the conventional directly addressable range of the original 8086 Real Mode address space?
a)
16 MiBb)
1 MiBc)
64 KiBd)
4 GiBExplanation
The original 8086 has a 20-bit physical address bus, giving a 1 MiB address space.Related questions
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