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Consider the 8-bit signed integers $X$, $Y$ and $Z$ represented using the sign-magnitude form. The binary representations of $X$ and $Y$ are as follows:
$X: 10110100 \quad Y: 01001100$
Which of the following operations to compute $Z$ result(s) in an arithmetic overflow?

To determine whether any of the given operations result in an arithmetic overflow for the 8-bit signed integers represented in sign-magnitude form, let's analyze each operation.

### Understanding Sign-Magnitude Representation:

  • An 8-bit sign-magnitude number uses the first bit as the sign bit (0 for positive, 1 for negative) and the remaining 7 bits for magnitude.
  • The range for 8-bit signed integers is -127 to +127.

### Given:

  • \(X = 10110100\). The sign bit is 1 (negative), and the magnitude is \(0110100 = 52\).
  • Thus, \(X = -52\).
  • \(Y = 01001100\). The sign bit is 0 (positive), and the magnitude is \(1001100 = 76\).
  • Thus, \(Y = +76\).

### Analyzing Each Operation:

  1. \(Z = X + Y\)
    • Value: \(Z = -52 + 76 = 24\)
    • 24 is within the valid range, hence no overflow occurs.
  2. \(Z = X - Y\)
    • Value: \(Z = -52 - 76 = -128\)
    • -128 is outside the valid range for 8-bit signed numbers, hence overflow occurs.
  3. \(Z = -X + Y\)
    • Negation of \(X\) (since \(X = -52\), thus \(-X = 52\))
    • Value: \(Z = 52 + 76 = 128\)
    • 128 is outside the valid range, hence overflow occurs.
  4. \(Z = -X - Y\)
    • Negation of \(X\) gives \(52\).
    • Value: \(Z = 52 - 76 = -24\)
    • -24 is within the valid range, hence no overflow occurs.

### Conclusion:

  • Operations that result in overflow are \(Z = X - Y\) and \(Z = -X + Y\).
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Important Questions from Number Representation

  1. Which of the following pairs of octal and binary numbers are NOT equal?

  2. The greatest negative number which can be stored in a 8-bit register using 2's complement arithmetic is

  3. Which of the following codes is also known as reflected binary code?

  4. What is the octal equivalent of (F3B1)16?

  5. The 1's complement of binary number 10010 is

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