What is the purpose of "Booth's algorithm" in digital arithmetic circuits?
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The correct answer is A) An algorithm for multiplying signed binary numbers in two's complement form that can reduce the number of addition/subtraction operations by recoding runs of consecutive 1s, improving multiplication efficiency
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An algorithm for multiplying signed binary numbers in two's complement form that can reduce the number of addition/subtraction operations by recoding runs of consecutive 1s, improving multiplication efficiency
By examining pairs of bits and recoding sequences of consecutive 1s as a single subtraction followed by an addition, Booth's algorithm can reduce the number of partial products needed compared to naive shift-and-add multiplication, especially for operands with long runs of 1s.