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• Define dedicated and general-purpose computer. Explain the difference between them with an example. - 15 pts• Do the following calculations using twos complement arithmetic, state if there is an overflow? - 15 pts • 10110001 b) 1100

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A general purpose computer is a system which able to perform most common computing tasks, example : personal computer,desktop,laptop,notebook,tablets etc
A dedicated computer is a system which performs only specific task, example: washing machine,car,engine, etc

2)
given
10110001
-00100001
converting 00100001 to 2's complement: 11011110(1's complement)+1 =11011111
//now 11011111 is negative value of 00100001 now performing addition
10110001
11011111
--------
110010000
RESULT: 10010000 //yes there is over flow

next
performing addition
011000111
+110001111
----------
1001010110
RESULT:001010110 //yes there is over flow

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