Question

The 80286 is able to address the physical memory of

(a) 8 MB

(b) 16 MB

(c) 24 MB

(d) 64 MB

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Question is from Salient Features of 80286 topic in portion 80286-80287-A Microprocessor with Memory Management and Protection of Microprocessor

Answer 1

Right option is (b) 16 MB

For explanation I would say: The 80286 with its 24-bit address bus is able to address 16 Mbytes of physical memory.