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  1. Assuming, integer is 2 byte, What will be the output of the program?

    #include
  
 int main() 
 {    
    printf("%x\n", -22); 
    return 0;
 }

    2. A.

    ffff
    B.

    0  
    C.

    fff8
    D.

    Error

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    Answer : Option C

    Explanation :

    The integer value 2 is represented as 00000000 00000010 in binary system.

    Negative numbers are represented in 2's complement method.

    1's complement of 00000000 00000010 is 11111111 11111101 (Change all 0s to 1 and 1s to 0).

    2's complement of 00000000 00000010 is 11111111 11111110 (Add 1 to 1's complement to obtain the 2's complement value).

    Therefore, in binary we represent -2 as: 11111111 11111110.

    After left shifting it by 2 bits we obtain: 11111111 11111000, and it is equal to "fff8" in hexadecimal system.

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