Which method is most commonly used by modern computers to represent signed (negative) integers in binary format?

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A Sign-and-Magnitude method
B One's Complement
C Two's Complement
D Excess-127 notation

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Answer: C. Two's Complement

Answer: C
Explanation: Two's complement simplifies hardware design by allowing the CPU to perform subtraction using the exact same electronic circuitry as addition.

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Which method is most commonly used by modern computers to represent signed (negative) integers in binary format?

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