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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first complement of-32 is (assume 8 bit number)
A
11011111
B
10100000
C
11100000
D
11011011
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For example, an 8-bit unsigned number can represent the values 0 to 255 (11111111). However a two’s complement 8-bit number can only represent non-negative integers from 0 to 127 (01111111), because the rest of the bit combinations with the most significant bit as ‘1’ represent the negative integers −1 to −128.

Detailed explanation-2: -For an 8-bit binary number, the leftmost bit has a place value of 2^7, and the rightmost bit has a place value of 2^0. Therefore, the decimal value of the 8-bit binary number 10011110, interpreted as an unsigned number, is 158.

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