How Much Memory Can a Microprocessor with a 12-bit Address Bus Access?

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A microprocessor with a 12-bit address bus can access 4 kilobytes (KB) of memory, as calculated by 2^12, which equals 4096 bytes. This calculation is confirmed as accurate in the discussion. Additionally, it is noted that the proper notation for kilobytes is "KB" for 1024 bytes, while "k" refers to 1000 bytes. The discussion also briefly touches on the implications of increasing the address lines to 16.

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A microprocessor with 12 bit address bus will be able to access how many kilobytes of memory ??
2^12 = 4096 = 4 kB of memory
Is it right ?
Thanks.
 
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Muthuraj R said:
A microprocessor with 12 bit address bus will be able to access how many kilobytes of memory ??
2^12 = 4096 = 4 kB of memory
Is it right ?
Thanks.

Yes, you are correct. What if it had 16 address lines?

EDIT -- BTW, it is usually written "KB", since k = 1000, and K = 1024.
 

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