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An overflow occurs in _________(a) MSD position(b) LSD position(c) Middle position(d) Signed BitI have been asked this question in an interview for internship.I would like to ask this question from 1’s, 2’s, 9’s & 10’s Complements topic in portion Number System and Codes of Digital Circuits

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Right option is (a) MSD position

For explanation I WOULD SAY: An overflow OCCURS at the Most Significant Digit position. It occurs when the processor cannot handle the result properly when it produces an out of the range OUTPUT.



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