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Memory Hierarchy & Floating Point
GATE 2013
Easy
The smallest integer that can be represented by an 8-bit number in 2's complement form is
- A-256
- -128
- C-127
- D0
Explanation
An n-bit 2's complement representation covers the range −2^(n−1) to 2^(n−1)−1. For n=8, the smallest value is −2⁷ = −128.
Source: GATE CS 2013 (2013)
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