FREE ALU 101 Arithmetic Operations Questions and Answers
How does an ALU handle an overflow in an unsigned binary addition?
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In unsigned arithmetic, overflow is indicated by the carry-out flag.
Which operation is typically used by an ALU to perform subtraction?
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Subtraction is performed by adding the two's complement (negative) of the number to be subtracted.
What is the result of adding two 4-bit binary numbers, 1011 and 0110?
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Adding 1011 and 0110 results in a carry-over to the 5th bit, making the result 10001.
What is the result of the ALU operation for 8-bit binary numbers 11111111 (255) + 00000001 (1)?
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Adding 255 and 1 in 8-bit binary results in 0 with a carry-out, which indicates overflow.
Which ALU operation would you use to multiply two numbers?
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Multiplication can be efficiently performed using the shift and add method, where one number is shifted and added based on the bits of the other number.