0 votes 0 votes closed as a duplicate of: GATE CSE 2002 | Question: 1.16 Sign extension is a step in a) floating point multiplication b) signed 16 bit integer addition c) arithmetic left shift d) converting a signed integer from one size to another CO and Architecture floating-point-representation + – Sumit Singh Chauhan asked Sep 4, 2018 • closed Oct 5, 2023 by Deepak Poonia Sumit Singh Chauhan 430 views comment Share Follow See 1 comment See all 1 1 comment reply Deepak Poonia commented Oct 5, 2023 reply Follow Share Sign Extension Idea & Implementation in Various Representations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkoaDtyiz9k 0 votes 0 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.
1 votes 1 votes (d) is the answer. Sign extension (filling the upper bits using the sign bit) is needed while increasing the number of bits for representing a number. For positive numbers, 0 is extended and for negative numbers 1 is extended. Shubham Aggarwal answered Sep 4, 2018 Shubham Aggarwal comment Share Follow See all 2 Comments See all 2 2 Comments reply Sumit Singh Chauhan commented Sep 4, 2018 reply Follow Share Is there any link or something from where I can read it in detail. 0 votes 0 votes Abbas commented Sep 4, 2018 reply Follow Share @sumit : refer this book 1 votes 1 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.
