Physical and Logical Address SpacePhysical Address SpacePhysical address space in a system can be defined as the size of the main memory. It is really important to compare the process size with the physical address space. The process size must be less than the physical address space. Physical Address Space = Size of the Main Memory If, physical address space = 64 KB = 2 ^ 6 KB = 2 ^ 6 X 2 ^ 10 Bytes = 2 ^ 16 bytes Let us consider, word size = 8 Bytes = 2 ^ 3 Bytes Hence, Physical address space (in words) = (2 ^ 16) / (2 ^ 3) = 2 ^ 13 Words Therefore, Physical Address = 13 bits In General, If, Physical Address Space = N Words then, Physical Address = log2 N Logical Address SpaceLogical address space can be defined as the size of the process. The size of the process should be less enough so that it can reside in the main memory. Let's say, Logical Address Space = 128 MB = (2 ^ 7 X 2 ^ 20) Bytes = 2 ^ 27 Bytes Word size = 4 Bytes = 2 ^ 2 Bytes Logical Address Space (in words) = (2 ^ 27) / (2 ^ 2) = 2 ^ 25 Words Logical Address = 25 Bits In general, If, logical address space = L words Then, Logical Address = Log2L bits What is a Word?The Word is the smallest unit of the memory. It is the collection of bytes. Every operating system defines different word sizes after analyzing the n-bit address that is inputted to the decoder and the 2 ^ n memory locations that are produced from the decoder. Next TopicPage Table |
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