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06 - Binary Subtraction

 1. Similar to binary addition, in subtraction, we work through the numbers, column by column, starting on the far right. Instead of carrying forward however, we will borrow backwards (when necessary). 
Video on Binary Subtraction - the principle of borrowing

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 2. Which of the following rules of Binary Subtraction is INCORRECT? 
BINARY SUBTRACTION:
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The rules for binary subtraction 
are:

0 – 0 = 0
1 – 0 = 1
1 –1 = 0
10 – 1 = 0

  The rule which says 1 - 1 = 0 should be 1 - 1 = 1

  The second one 0 - 0 = -1

  All of them are correct

  The final rule 10 - 1 = 0 should be 10 - 1 = 1

 3. Analyse this approach to subtraction carefully. What is being utilised? 
Let's say we want to compute 1000 ( 8 ) - 11 ( 3 ).

Step 1: Write the equation out, padding the bottom number with 0's
1000
0011 -
Step 2: Invert the digits of the lower number
1000
1100
Step 3: Add 1 to the lower number
1000
1101
Step 4: Add those two numbers together to get 10101
Step 5: Remove the leading 1 (and any 0's after it). You are left with 101 ( 5 ).

  Sign and Magnitude

  None of the above

  Binary Multiplication

  Two's complement

 4. Refer to the image below. What happens in step 4?
BinarySubtractionExampleSteps.png

  borrow from the right to give 10 - 0 = 0

  None of the above

  Error - the calculation would stop here as it cannot proceed

  Cascaded borrow to make 10 – 1 = 1.

 5. How would you subtract a bigger number from a smaller number?

  This cannot be done in Binary

  ….just swap the numbers, do the subtraction, and negate the result

  You would invert the bits, add 1 and then swap the numbers

  You would use the multiplication rules of Binary which apply in this case

 6. If you want to multiply 5 by 4 you could say this is the same as_____________

  adding five, five times

  adding four, four times

  adding 5, four times

  adding 4, five times

 7. If you wanted to multiply 3 by 2, you could add 3, two times, but when you multiply _________________

  large numbers, this becomes very fast

  large numbers, this becomes very slow

  small numbers, this becomes far too fast

  small numbers, this becomes very slow

 8. The rules of multiplication (binary) tell us that 0*0 = 1 and 0*1 = 0

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 9. In Binary 1*1 = 11 and 1*0 = 0

  FALSE

  TRUE

 10. What is the binary value of multiplying the binary numbers 10 x 10?

  The answer is 100

  The answer is 'ERROR' - this calculation cannot be done

  The answer is 1010

  The answer is 010010

 11. What is the binary value of multiplying the binary numbers 110 x 11?

  The answer is 100

  The answer is 010010

  The answer is 0001

  The answer is 011

 12. What is the binary value of multiplying the binary numbers 01 x 10?

  The answer is 0001

  The answer is 011

  The answer is 100

  The answer is 010010

 13. What is the binary value given by performing the following (give your answer in four bits) 0011 - 0010 = ?

  The answer is 011

  The answer is 100

  The answer is 010010

  The answer is 0001

 14. What is the binary value given by performing the following (give your answer in four bits) 1111 - 111 = ?

  The answer is 1000

  The answer is 1111

  The answer is 0011

  The answer is 0101

 15. What is the binary value given by performing the following: 01 - 11?

  The answer is -1

  This cannot be done as 11 is larger than 01

  The answer is - 10

  The answer is 11

 16. What are the different representations that can be used for signed integers?

  signed-magnitude

  two's complement

  All of the above

  one's complement

 17. There is only one representation for the number zero in two's complement instead of two representations in sign-magnitude and one's complement.

  FALSE

  TRUE

 18. What is the following example demonstrating? 
Suppose that n=8, 65D + 5D = 70D

65D ?    0100 0001B
 5D ?    0000 0101B(+
          0100 0110B    ? 70D (OK)

  subtraction, that is treated as addition of a positive and negative integer

  None of the above

  the addition of two positive integers

  the addition of two negative integers

 19. Which of the following statements best describes what is happening in the below example? 
Suppose that n=8, 5D - 5D = 65D + (-5D) = 60D

65D ?    0100 0001B
-5D ?    1111 1011B(+
          0011 1100B    ? 60D (discard carry - OK)

  None of the above

  the addition of two positive integers

  the addition of two negative integers

  subtraction, that is treated as addition of a positive and negative integer

 20. Which statement best describes what is occuring in the following example? 
Suppose that n=8, -65D - 5D = (-65D) + (-5D) = -70D

-65D ?    1011 1111B
 -5D ?    1111 1011B(+
           1011 1010B    ? -70D (discard carry - OK)

  the addition of two negative integers

  subtraction, that is treated as addition of a positive and negative integer

  None of the above

  the addition of two positive integers


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