Practice Designing Conditional Statements with Flags - 3.3.2 | 3. Understanding Overflow in Signed and Unsigned Arithmetic | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 2
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Designing Conditional Statements with Flags

3.3.2 - Designing Conditional Statements with Flags

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Question 1 Easy

Define the overflow flag.

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when adding large negative numbers.

Question 2 Easy

What does the carry flag signify?

💡 Hint: Consider unsigned addition.

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Question 1

What indicates an overflow condition in signed arithmetic?

Carry Flag
Overflow Flag
Sign Flag

💡 Hint: Remember what happens when the result exceeds the positive range.

Question 2

True or False: The carry flag is always relevant in signed arithmetic.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the situations when two signed numbers of different signs are summed.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Write a program that adds two 8-bit signed integers and checks for overflow. Display an appropriate message for overflow conditions.

💡 Hint: Remember the rules of two's complement addition.

Challenge 2 Hard

A computer uses 4-bit arithmetic. What happens if it tries to add 8 and 1? Analyze the flags that would be set and their implications.

💡 Hint: Convert the numbers into binary and simulate the addition.

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