K is short for Kilo, meaning one thousand. When describing the size of computer memories, how many bytes are available in a 2K machine? The word size of a microprocessor determines the amount of memory that the processor can access. How much memory can be accessed by a microprocessor with a word size of 8? In binary count from zero to ten Inside a computer, you will find a central processing unit (CPU) and main memory, Name two major parts of the CPU. A computer's main memory is often referred to as Random Access Memory (RAM). what is meant by accessing memory randomly? Is there a better way to describe how memory is accessed