Title: CSE 351 23au / LS2 Memory & Data I

Q: What is the fixed width of data (i.e., number of bits) used by the CPU known as?
A: Word size

Q: The chosen size/width of pointers/addresses is also known as the ___
A: Word size

Q: The idea of treating memory as an array of bytes is known as ___
A: Byte-oriented memory

Q: Addresses are numbered starting from ___
A: 0 (0x0)

Q: Addresses are almost always represented in ___
A: Hexadecimal (hex)

Q: The unique numerical indicator for each individual location in memory is known as an ___
A: Address

Q: True or false:
Addresses are a fixed-length quantity (i.e,. All addresses are represented by the same number of bits)
A: True

Q: What is the set of all addresses in memory called?
A: Address space

Q: Within a chunk of data, what is the left-most bit called?
A: Most-significant bit (msb)

Q: Within a chunk of data, what is the right-most bit called?
A: Least-significant bit (lsb)

Q: The least significant byte of data is stored at the highest address in a ___ machine.
A: Big-endian

Q: The least significant byte of data is stored at the lowest address in a ___ machine.
A: Little-endian

Q: What does RAM stand for?
A: Random Access Memory

Q: A separate piece of hardware that stores local data for the CPU is known as ___
A: Memory (RAM)