To address a memory location out of N memory locations, the number of address lines required is

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log N (to the base 2)

log N (to the base e)

log N (to the base 10)

log (2N) (to the base e)

Correct Answer : Option (A) : log N (to the base 2)

Explanation : For n memory locations, log n(to the base of 2) address lines are required. For addressing 4K bytes of memory, 12 address lines are required since log(4KB) =log(4*1024)=log(2¹²)=12

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