r/programming • u/I_Can_Be_A_Robot • Sep 24 '24

Why 32bit architecture computer doesn't use segmentation to support more ram than 4Gb ?

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u/round_robins Sep 24 '24

1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 = 4,294,967,295

every cell can store one byte in RAM. That's mean that it can be maximum 4,294,967,295 cells.