Translate Each of the Following Decimal Numbers into Two's Complement $101011 _ { 2 } *$

question 7

Multiple Choice

Translate each of the following decimal numbers into two's complement notation.Use an 8-bit representation.
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• A) \(101011 _ { 2 } *\)
• B) \(101101 _ { 2 }\) *
• C) \(110001 _ { 2 } *\)
• D) \(101001 _ { 2 } *\)
• E) None of these

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Definitions:

High-low Method

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