2.1.2: understand how computers represent and manipulate unsigned integers and two's complement signed integers
Keyword | Definition |
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least significant bit | the bit furthest to the right of a binary value |
most significant bit | the bit furthest to the left of a binary value |
signed integer | a whole number which can be either positive or negative |
two's complement | a way of using binary to represent signed integers |
unsigned integer | a whole number which is greater than or equal to 0 |