Know your architecture
Computer Science
Level
4
A 32-bit processor is able to theoretically access at most 4 GB of memory.
How much memory should a 64-bit processor be able to access in GB?
The answer is 17179869184.
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1 solution
A 32 bit processor can access 2 3 2 bits of memory, that is, 4 GB of memory.
Similarly, a 64 bit processor can access 2 6 4 bits of memory, that is 17179869184 GB of memory.