In x86 family of CPUs, there are six memory models. Memory is managed in "chunks" (segment or page) of 64K words. To find a specific location, the CPU needs to know the segment it is in and how far down (the offset) it is from the beginning of the segment. In addition, the x86 CPUs support three types of pointers: * near pointers access data in the specified segment * far pointers can access data within a 1MB address space * huge pointers are a type of far pointer, but with specialized behavior So applications written for the x86 world had to specify a type of memory model which detailed how pointers work. Generally speaking, the rules are: If code is under 64KB... and data is under 64KB... use Tiny or Small model If code is over 64KB... and data is under 64KB... use Medium model If code is under 64KB... and data is over 64KB... use Compact model If code is over 64KB... and data is over 64KB... use Large model
In an 8085 system, the memory word size required is 8 bits. This means that each memory location can store 8 bits or one byte of data. The 8085 processor accesses memory locations using these 8-bit memory addresses to read or write data during program execution. The memory word size of 8 bits allows the 8085 system to handle data in small, manageable chunks efficiently.
A 16-bit address bus can address 2^16 distinct memory locations, which equals 65,536 individual addresses. Since each address typically corresponds to one byte of memory, this allows for the addressing of up to 64 kilobytes (KB) of memory (64KB = 65,536 bytes). Thus, a 16-bit address bus can effectively access all memory within this range.
The memory capacity of the 8085 microprocessor is 64 kb because the address bus is 16 bits, and you can address 216, or 64kb, with a 16 bit address bus.
You can access any location in memory. You need only to load its segment address and then refer to its offset address, using the appropriate segment register.
The extra segment in the 8086/8088 is a 64kb region of memory that is indexed by the displacement address of the destination of certain string operations, relative to DI. Contrast that with the data segment, which is a 64kb region of memory that is indexed by the displacment address of the displacement of most operand addresses. The stack segment is similar, but it is used for stack oriented data, relative to SP or BP.
The 8086 can address 1,114,080 bytes. (One Mb + 64Kb - 16) That does not count I/O space, it only counts memory space.
The 8086/8088 is a 16 bit computer running on a 20 bit address bus. Processes use a segmented memory architecture to access one of four 64kb memory segments from a physical space of 1mb.
Because the offset address is 16 bits. This allows you to access 64kb with only one instruction.
Each segment in the 8086/8088 is 64KB because that is how Intel designed the microprocessor. The offset address is 16 bits, making the allowable range 64KB. See the related questions link for a further discussion of segmented architecture.
Virtual memory does not exist physically but it is available in the systemThe procedure of fetching the chosen pgm. Segments or data from the secondary storage into the physical memory is called swappingSo it can address 1GBPhysical address calculation in PVAMIt uses 16-bit content of a segment register as a selector to address a descriptor stored in physical memoryThe descriptor is a block of contiguous memory locations containing information of a segmentPrivilege levels prevent unauthorized accessesMaximum segment size will be of 64kb
The maximum storage capacity of a floppy disk that uses the 64kb keyword is 64 kilobytes.