Question

The $16$ bit Microprocessor means that it has _________.

• A. $16$ address lines
• B. $16$ Buses
• C. $16$ Data lines
• D. $16$ routes
• E. None

Answer 1

The correct option is C $16$ Data lines

The 16 bit Microprocessor means that it has 16 address lines.

A 16 bit microprocessor is having 16bit register set. It have 16 address and data lines to transfer address and data both. Hence it is 16 address lines. The maximum addresses are 2^16 means 65536.

The term is often applied to the following: microprocessor: indicates the width of the registers. A 16-bit microprocessor can process data and memory addresses that are represented by 16 bits. bus : indicates the number of wires in the bus. A 16-bit bus transmits 16 bits in parallel.