Signed and Unsigned Numbers Made Easy! – Bits, Bytes & Binary Numbers

Опубликовано: 30 Сентябрь 2024
на канале: Code With Huw

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Numbers that are signed (can have positive or negative values) have different ranges of values from numbers that are unsigned (positive only values) and it’s all down to a simple 1 or 0 – the vaklue of the leftmost bit in a byte. Why is that?

In this lesson, I explain exactly how each bit contributes a value to a given number and how that value can be switched from plus to minus. I also return to a problem I looked at some time ago: why do big positive numbers sometimes get changed to negative?

MORE LESSONS
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To follow all this series on bits, bytes and binary numbers, go to the “Down To The Metal” playlist:
   • Down To The Metal

Lessons on specific topics:

Why Do Big Numbers Turn Negative?
   • Why Do Big Numbers Turn Negative (in ...

What is a Binary Number?
   • What Is A Binary Number?

Bits, Bytes and Binary Numbers:
   • Bits, Bytes and Binary Numbers

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