Address lines needed to address each memory location - Example - Networking
Q. How many address lines are needed to address each memory location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip? (Networking)- Published on 25 Jun 15a. 10
b. 11
c. 8
d. 12
ANSWER: 11
It means that a memory of 2048 words, where each word is 4 bits.
So to address 2048 (or 2K, where K means 2^10 or 1024), you need 11 bits, so 11 address lines.