Computer Science GCSE
Range and overflow
What Range and overflow means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Range and overflow
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
In 8-bit two's complement the range is −128 to +127, and overflow occurs when a result falls outside the representable range.
Topics that use Range and overflow
- Binary (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Arithmetic right shift
- Base 16 place value
- Logical right shift
- Two's complement representation
- Binary addition with carry
- Binary representation of data
- Carry out of the most significant bit
- Compact representation of binary
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