Apr 23, 2017 #1 S sai_shashi Junior Member level 3 Joined Jan 20, 2017 Messages 25 Helped 0 Reputation 0 Reaction score 0 Trophy points 1 Activity points 240 HI there, I was reading about different types of memories and I came across this question: How many words can a 16x8 memory store? Firstly, what is the meaning of 16x8 memory? and what is a word? Thank you.,
HI there, I was reading about different types of memories and I came across this question: How many words can a 16x8 memory store? Firstly, what is the meaning of 16x8 memory? and what is a word? Thank you.,
Apr 23, 2017 #2 V vGoodtimes Advanced Member level 4 Joined Feb 16, 2015 Messages 1,089 Helped 307 Reputation 614 Reaction score 303 Trophy points 83 Activity points 8,730 A word is either a unit of measurement in your application, or 16 bits.
Apr 23, 2017 #3 ads-ee Super Moderator Staff member Joined Sep 10, 2013 Messages 7,944 Helped 1,822 Reputation 3,654 Reaction score 1,808 Trophy points 1,393 Location USA Activity points 60,207 16x8 means 16 memory locations that are 8-bits wide.