Practice - Sign-Bit Magnitude
Practice Questions
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What is the 8-bit Sign-Bit Magnitude representation for +5?
💡 Hint: Convert 5 to binary and keep the leading 0 for its sign.
How would you represent -3 in Sign-Bit Magnitude?
💡 Hint: Use the binary representation of 3 and set the MSB to 1.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the most significant bit (MSB) represent in Sign-Bit Magnitude?
💡 Hint: Recall the definitions of the bits in this method.
In Sign-Bit Magnitude, how is -9 represented in 8 bits?
💡 Hint: Think of how to indicate a negative value with the MSB.
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Challenge Problems
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Convert the decimal numbers +14 and -14 to their Sign-Bit Magnitude representations. Then explain any potential issues when using this representation for arithmetic operations.
💡 Hint: Remember how to convert positive numbers first.
If you combine -1 (10000001) and -3 (10000011) in Sign-Bit Magnitude, what is their sum? Discuss the outcome.
💡 Hint: Visualize the ending binary sums when equally negative.
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