Some Machines Have a Special Flag Register Which Contains Status

question 8

Essay

Some machines have a special flag register which contains status bits. These bits often include the carry and overflow bits. Describe the difference between the functionality of these two bits and give an example of an arithmetic operation that would lead to them being set to different values.

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