2.1.1 - Introduction to Overflow in Digital Design
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What happens when you add 1111 and 0001 in a 4-bit system?
💡 Hint: Think about the binary calculation.
Define the carry flag.
💡 Hint: Relate it to addition operations.
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What is an overflow in digital arithmetic?
💡 Hint: Consider the limits of binary representation.
True or False: The zero flag is set when the result of an operation is not zero.
💡 Hint: Think about when a flag would indicate zero.
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Design a 4-bit adder and explain how overflow is managed in it.
💡 Hint: Use logical gates to illustrate bit flow.
Given two signed 8-bit numbers, -128 and +1, what happens if they are added?
💡 Hint: Consider the binary representations of -128 in two's complement.
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