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GATE 2020 EC – Question 29

Digital Circuits · Computer Organization · 1 mark · Numerical answer

In an 8085 microprocessor, the number of address lines required to access a 16 K byte memory bank is ________.

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Correct answer: 14

Explanation

$16\text{ K}=2^{14}$ bytes, so 14 address lines are needed.