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What is the highest address possible if 16 bits are used for each address?

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The highest address possible if 16 bits are used for each address 65536 . For example, with a 16-bit address register, the address bus has 16 bits to address RAM and ROM. With 16 bits, a maximum of 216 = 65,536 words can be addressed. There are usually two other registers, the flag and stack pointer registers.
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