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Advantages of segmented memory of 8086 microprocessor

Answer 1

Advantages of segmentation The mainadvantages of the segmented memoryscheme are as follows: Allows the memory capacity to be 1 Mbyte although the actual addresses to be handled are of 16-bit size Allows the placing of code data and stack portions of the same program in different parts (segments) of memory.

Answer 2

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The main advantages of segmentation are as follows:

•    It provides a powerful memory management mechanism.

•    Data related or stack related operations can be performed in different segments.

•    Code related operation can be done in separate code segments.

•    It allows processes to easily share data

•   It allows to extend the addressability of the processor, i.e. segmentation allows the use of 16-bit registers to give an addressing capability of 1 Megabyte. Without segmentation, it would require 20-bit registers.

•    It is possible to enhance the memory size of code data or stack segments beyond 64 KB by allotting more than one segment for each area.

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