16-bit processor in the context of Bus (computing)

16-bit processor in the context of Bus (computing)

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⭐ Core Definition: 16-bit processor

In computer architecture, 16-bit integers, memory addresses, or other data units are those that are 16 bits (2 octets) wide. Also, 16-bit central processing unit (CPU) and arithmetic logic unit (ALU) architectures are those that are based on registers, address buses, or data buses of that size. 16-bit microcomputers are microcomputers that use 16-bit microprocessors.

A 16-bit register can store 2 different values. The range of integer values that can be stored in 16 bits depends on the integer representation used. With the two most common representations, the range is 0 through 65,535 (2 − 1) for representation as an (unsigned) binary number, and −32,768 (−1 × 2) through 32,767 (2 − 1) for representation as two's complement. Since 2 is 65,536, a processor with 16-bit memory addresses can directly access 64 KiB (65,536 bytes) of byte-addressable memory. If a system uses segmentation with 16-bit segment offsets, more can be accessed.

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16-bit processor in the context of CP/M

CP/M, originally standing for Control Program/Monitor and later Control Program for Microcomputers, is a mass-market operating system created in 1974 for Intel 8080/85-based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc. CP/M is a disk operating system and its purpose is to organize files on a magnetic storage medium, and to load and run programs stored on a disk. Initially confined to single-tasking on 8-bit processors and no more than 64 kilobytes of memory, later versions of CP/M added multi-user variations and were migrated to 16-bit processors.

CP/M's core components are the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), the Basic Disk Operating System (BDOS), and the Console Command Processor (CCP). The BIOS consists of drivers that deal with devices and system hardware. The BDOS implements the file system and provides system services to applications. The CCP is the command-line interpreter and provides some built-in commands.

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Computer architecture → Integer (computer science) → Memory address → Data (computing) → Bit → Octet (computing) → Central processing unit → Arithmetic logic unit → Processor register → Address bus → Bus (computing) → Microcomputer → Microprocessor → Range (computer programming) → Integer → Integer (computer science) → Signedness → Binary number → Two's complement → Kibibyte → Byte addressing → Memory segmentation →