(a) What is the byte address of memory word 32? (b) What are the byte addresses that memory word 32 spans?

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Problem 11VE: Most Intel CPUs use the __________, in which each memory address is represented by two integers.
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By assuming 32 is a two digit
number, consider memory storage of a 64-bit word stored at memory word 32 in
a byte-addressable memory.
(a) What is the byte address of memory word 32?
(b) What are the byte addresses that memory word 32 spans?
(c) Draw the number 0xF1234567890ABCDE stored at word 32 in both big-endian
and little-endian machines. Clearly label the byte address corresponding to each
data byte value.

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