Practice Addition and Overflow - 8.3.1 | 8. Hexadecimal Representation | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 1
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Question 1

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What is the hex representation of the decimal number 255?

💡 Hint: Think about how binary digits group into four.

Question 2

Easy

What does binary overflow mean?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens in binary addition.

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Question 1

What does the term 'overflow' refer to in binary addition?

  • A condition that occurs when you add two numbers correctly
  • A condition that occurs when the result exceeds the bit capacity
  • A regular carry

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when the total exceeds what can be shown in binary.

Question 2

True or False: In two's complement representation, the bit pattern '11111111' represents +1.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Recall how two's complement works.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

You have an 8-bit binary number representing -3. What is this number in two's complement, and what number results when you add it to +1?

💡 Hint: Convert -3 to two's complement and perform the addition step-by-step.

Question 2

If you add two 4-bit numbers, 0110 and 1011. What do you get, and why might it cause an overflow?

💡 Hint: Count your bits and check if the result fits within four bits.

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