Computer Science GCSE
Overflow error
What Overflow error means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Overflow error
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Reference: OCR
Occurs when a carry is generated out of the most significant bit (the 128s column) and, with no ninth bit to store it, is discarded.
Topics that use Overflow error
- Data storage (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Analogue to digital conversion
- Base 16 place value
- Bit depth
- Character set
- Colour depth
- Discarded carry
- Duration
- File size
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