Practice - Two's Complement Representation: The Standard for Signed Integers
Practice Questions
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Convert +3 to 4-bit two's complement.
💡 Hint: A positive number is represented as normal binary.
What do you do to find the two's complement of a negative number?
💡 Hint: Think of the phrase 'Invert and Add'.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the two's complement of -3 in 4-bits?
💡 Hint: Remember the steps for negative conversions.
Does two's complement have a unique representation for zero?
💡 Hint: Compare with other methods that have dual representations.
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Challenge Problems
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Show how (-7) + (+3) would be computed in a 4-bit two's complement system. What do you find?
💡 Hint: Follow conversion rules for both numbers and add them.
In a 4-bit system, if two negative numbers are added and result in a binary that looks different from expected, explain why this may happen.
💡 Hint: Consider how many bits you are working with and where overflow might happen.
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