5.37 · exercise

Quiz: Binary Arithmetic - Fundamentals

How a CPU does integer arithmetic in fixed-size registers: modulus wraparound, subtraction through negation, the meaning of a carry out, adc for extended precision, and the iterative multiplication algorithm.

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What kind of arithmetic does a CPU normally do, given that every integer result has to fit in a fixed-size register?

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How does the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) perform subtraction in hardware?

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When two unsigned values are added, what does a carry out of the most significant bit indicate?

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In extended-precision arithmetic, what do adc and adcs add that add does not?

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In the iterative binary multiplication algorithm, what two sub-steps are performed in each iteration?