Two’s complement
(binary numbers)
KS4 – Data representations
Topic: Two’s complement (binary numbers)
Lesson Objective:
To find Two’s compliment of a binary number.
Self assessment
Success Criteria:
AT I can understand concept of two’s
compliment.
ABOVE I can find two’s compliment of positive and
negative binary numbers.
ABOVE I can convert negative and positive binary
+ numbers.
Retrieval
Practice/Starter
Use the notebook to practise the skills
learnt so far in this unit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRvcGijXI9w
Activity 1
Signed integers
Signed integers can be positive or negative
whole numbers.
For example,
-1, -2, 3, or 9
In decimal, we may not specify a + for ‘positive’
because it is implied.
Activity 1
What do we mean by ‘signed’?
A binary representation has a most significant 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
bit (MSB) and a least significant bit (LSB). 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Activity 1
What do we mean by ‘signed’?
sign 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
A signed integer representation uses the most
significant bit to show if the integer is positive 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
or negative.
sign
Activity 1
What do we mean by ‘signed’?
sign 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
A 0 means that the number is positive.
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
positive (+)
Activity 1
What do we mean by ‘signed’?
sign 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
A 1 means that the number is negative.
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
negative (-)
Activity 1
What do we mean by ‘signed’?
sign 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
This most significant bit is used differently
depending on the signed integer method that is 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
being used.
You will find out more about this later in the
lesson.
Challenge 2
Modelling/WAGOLL
Modelling/WAGOLL
Challenge 3
Review /Exit Ticket
Strength
Improvement
Development