Logical address, base segment address and physical address. - 8086

Briefly explain the logical address, base segment address and physical address.

- Logical address is contained in the 16-bit IP, BP, SP, BX, SI or DI. It is also known as the offset address or the effective address.

- The base segment address is contained in one of the 16bit contents of the segment registers CS, DS, ES, SS.

- The physical address or the real address is formed by combining the offset and base segment addresses. This address is 20bit and is primarily used for the accessing
of the memory.