How is the EPROM organized inside?
The EPROM, like any memory chip, is designed to store individual bits of information. The bit is the smallest element used in a computer and can have the value of 0 or 1. This is called binary because the bit can have two states, either 0 or 1. Groups of bits are called by different terms. Sixteen (16) bits together is called a WORD. Eight (8) bits together is called a BYTE. Four (4) bits together is called a NIBBLE. Obviously a single bit can only represent two states, therefore it will take multiple bits used together to represent items such as letters and numbers. The most common grouping of bits is the byte. Since there are 8 bits and each can be a 1 or 0, there are 256 possible combinations of 1’s and 0’s which can be arranged from the 8 bit grouping. The typical EPROM is organized as a sequence of bytes (8 bit groups). Each byte resides at a specific location in the EPROM called an ADDRESS. The first address in the EPROM is address 0. The last address in the EPROM is determined b
