Arithmetic Circuits – Exercise – 1

21. The bits of a number that tell how large the number is are called ____________________.

(a) carry bits
(b) magnitude bits
(c) sign bits
(d) most significant bits

Answer
Answer : (b)
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22. Two 4-bit adders could be cascaded to form a(n) ___________.

(a) 16-bit parallel-adder circuit
(b) 8-bit parallel-adder circuit
(c) full-adder circuit
(d) arithmetic-logic unit

Answer
Answer : (b)
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