Practice Adder–subtractor (7.4) - Arithmetic Circuits - Part A - Digital Electronics - Vol 1
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Adder–Subtractor

Practice - Adder–Subtractor

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the two's complement of 1010?

💡 Hint: Invert the bits and add one.

Question 2 Easy

True or False: The MSB determines if a binary number is positive or negative.

💡 Hint: Consider how negative numbers are represented in binary.

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Question 1

What do we do if the MSB of the result in binary addition is 1?

The result is correct
The result is negative
Disregard it

💡 Hint: Think about the representation of negative numbers in binary.

Question 2

True or False: Full adders can be used for both addition and subtraction operations.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember how subtraction is transformed into an addition operation.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given two binary numbers 1100 and 0101, use the adder-subtractor circuit to show how subtraction is achieved. Provide the step-by-step binary conversion.

💡 Hint: Start with the two's complement process for the subtrahend.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a full adder circuit using basic components and illustrate how it can also function as an adder-subtractor. Explain this duality.

💡 Hint: Think about the control signals that change the operation mode.

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