Computer Representation of Numbers

There are two main methods of storing Signed Numbers. Sign & Magnitude. To be able to represent negative or positive numbers, the most significant bit is reserved as the sign bit with “0” representing + (positive) and “1” representing – (negative). ... HEX DEC CHR CTRL HEX DEC CHR HEX DEC CHR HEX DEC CHR 00 0 NUL ^@ 20 32 SP 40 64 ... ................
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