Computer memory organization

• Units of measure

  • Basic unit: bit
  • 8 bits = 1 byte
  • 1024 bytes = 1 Kbyte or 1 K
  • 1024 K = 1 Megabyte or 1 M

• CPU registrers, RAM, ROM [Read-Only Memory]

• n bytes = 1 word (n=4, 8, etc.) ? 1 word = 32 bits, or 64 bits, etc.

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