The amount of computer RAM is 1/8 of a MB. How many machine words are RAM

The amount of computer RAM is 1/8 of a MB. How many machine words are RAM if one machine word contains 64 bits.

Step one.

First, we need to determine what value will correspond to the amount of RAM, when it is expressed in bits, if from the condition of our problem we know for sure that it is 1/8 of a MB:

1 MB is the same as: 1024 * 1024 * 8 = 8388608 bits;

1/8 * 8388608 = 1048576.

Step two.

Now we can determine how many machine words are contained in such random access memory:

1048576: 64 = 16384.

Answer: Such random access memory will contain 16384 words.