| Integers: signed magnitude | ||||||||||||
| Signed magnitude | ||||||||||||
| Reserve one particular bit for the sign. | ||||||||||||
| Sign bit: If msb is 0, then positive value, if msb is 1, then negative value. | ||||||||||||
| Converting base 10 to N-bit signed magnitude (SM): | ||||||||||||
| 1. Ignoring sign, convert base 10 value to binary. | ||||||||||||
| 2. If less than (N-1) bits, pad rest of bits to (N-1) with 0. | ||||||||||||
| 3. If negative, set msb to 1. | ||||||||||||
| Converting N-bit SM to base 10: | ||||||||||||
| 1. Convert lower (N-1) bits to base 10. | ||||||||||||
| 2. If msb is 1, put minus sign in front of number. | ||||||||||||