CPSC 2310 - DAY 10 SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 ================================================================================ WORD - unit of memory access and/or size of data registers 32 bits byte -8 bits nibble - 4 bits Sign - magnitude ---------------- 00000101 = +5 10000101 = -5 Two's Complement ---------------- .Most computers today use 2's complement representation for negative numbers. .The 2's complement of a negative number is obtained by adding 1 to the 1's complement If the number is positibe, ignore it, if the sign is zero, complement each bit and then add one. 12 bit 2's complement of -113 111110001111