OCR GCSE Computer Science · J277
Paper 1
Revise: Binary Addition and OverflowThe least significant bit (LSB) is the rightmost bit, in the 1s column. In an 8-bit representation, the MSB is in the 128s column even if that bit is 0.
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GCSE Computer Science · key term
The rightmost bit in a binary representation, occupying the position with the smallest place value. For a binary integer, its place value is 1.
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Paper 1
Revise: Binary Addition and OverflowThe least significant bit (LSB) is the rightmost bit, in the 1s column. In an 8-bit representation, the MSB is in the 128s column even if that bit is 0.
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