If the memory chip size is 1024 × 4, the number of memory chips required to design 8 k bytes of memory is

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Size of memory = 8 k = 8 × 2¹⁰ × 8 bits

Size of each memory chip = 1024 × 4 = 2¹⁰ × 4

Number of memory chips required = Size of memory/Size of each memory chip

\( = \frac{{8 \times {2^{10}} \times 8}}{{{2^{10}} \times 4}} = 16\)