{"id":18935,"date":"2024-04-15T05:32:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=18935"},"modified":"2024-04-15T05:32:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:32:43","slug":"how-many-full-and-half-adders-are-required-to-add-16-bit-numbers-a-8-half-adders-8-full-adders-b-1-half-adders-15-full-adders-c-16-half-adders-no-full-adders-d-4-half-adders-12-full-adders-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/how-many-full-and-half-adders-are-required-to-add-16-bit-numbers-a-8-half-adders-8-full-adders-b-1-half-adders-15-full-adders-c-16-half-adders-no-full-adders-d-4-half-adders-12-full-adders-e\/","title":{"rendered":"How many full and half-adders are required to add 16-bit numbers? A. 8 half-adders, 8 full-adders B. 1 half-adders, 15 full-adders C. 16 half-adders, no full-adders D. 4 half-adders, 12 full-adders E. 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A full-adder is a digital circuit <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> that adds two single-bit binary numbers and a carry bit, and produces a sum and a carry bit.<\/p>\n<p>To add two 16-bit numbers, we can use a cascade of half-adders and full-adders. The first stage of the cascade would be four half-adders, one for each of the four least significant bits of the two numbers. The second stage would be four full-adders, one for each of the four pairs of bits that are the sum of the two least significant bits and the carry bit from the first stage. The third stage would be four full-adders, one for each of the four pairs of bits that are the sum of the two pairs of bits from the second stage and the carry bit from the first stage. 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