Practice - Booth's Algorithm: Efficient Multiplication for Signed (Two's Complement) Numbers
Practice Questions
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What is Booth's algorithm used for?
💡 Hint: Think about the operations it simplifies.
Which representation does Booth's algorithm work directly with?
💡 Hint: Remember how signed numbers are handled.
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Booth's algorithm is mainly used for:
💡 Hint: Consider the arithmetic operation it simplifies.
True or False: Booth's algorithm requires separate handling for negative numbers.
💡 Hint: Think about how the algorithm deals with the two's complement.
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Challenge Problems
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Use Booth's algorithm to multiply -5 (represented as 1011 in 4-bits) by 3 (represented as 0011). Show each step and the final product.
💡 Hint: Write each operation step by step, maintaining track of the product.
Evaluate the performance of Booth's algorithm versus classical multiplication by applying it to the numbers: 7 and -4, denoting the efficiency gained in operations.
💡 Hint: Compare operation counts and consider the efficiency gained through bit pair reduction.
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