A memory address is a numerical value that refers to a data item within a storage medium. It can be in RAM, on a hard drive, or a temporary storage device. Memory size ranges from 8-bit byte to 64-bit integer. Memory management unit (MMU) is used to access and manage memory. The term “memory address” […]
Addressing modes determine which part of memory a machine instruction refers to. RAM is the main memory area of a computer and machine instructions often need to refer to specific portions of it. Addressing modes break up sections of RAM into individual portions that can be referenced individually. Different types of computer architecture have different […]
An address mask, also known as a subnet mask or bitmask, represents the subnetwork of an IP address in binary format. Subnetting allows for multiple IP addresses under one network ID, determined by the class of the IP address. The router uses the address mask to determine the network ID. The first eight bits of […]
