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.