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A main memory unit with a capacity of 4 megabytes is built using 1M×1bitDRAM
chips. Each DRAM chip has 1K rows of
cells with 1K cells in each row. The time
taken for a single refresh operation is 100 nanoseconds. The time required to perform
one refresh operation on all the cells in
the memory unit is

A
3200220 nanoseconds
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100210 nanoseconds
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C
100 nanoseconds
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D
100220 nanoseconds
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Solution

The correct option is A 3200220 nanoseconds
Main memory unit has capacity=4MB

No. of DRAM chips=4MB1M×1bit

=4M×8bit1M×1bit

=32

1DRAM chip has 1K(2010) Rows and
1K(210) cells

In each row=32×210

Time taken in one refresh operation
=100ns

Time required to perform one refresh
operation on all the cells in MM unit

=32×210×100ns
=3200×210ns

Option is not matching with above answer.

So take the serial refresh cell wise i.e.,
32×220×100

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