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The basic building blocks of the arithmetic unit in digital computers are __________(a) Subtractors(b) Adders(c) Multiplexer(d) ComparatorThis question was posed to me during an online exam.This question is from Introduction of Arithmetic Operation topic in portion Arithmetic Circuits of Digital Circuits |
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Answer» RIGHT option is (b) Adders Explanation: The basic building blocks of the arithmetic unit in digital COMPUTERS are adders. Since a parallel adder is constructed with a NUMBER of full-adder circuits CONNECTED in cascade. By controlling the data inputs to the parallel adder, it is POSSIBLE to obtain different types of arithmetic operations. |
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