Q. 17 Consider an eight-bit ripple-carry adder for computing the sum of A and B, where A and B are integers represented in 2’s complement form. If the decimal value of A is one, the decimal value of B that leads to the longest latency for the sum to stabilize is _____________
(A) -1
(B) 2
(C) 1
(D) -2
Answer: (A)
Explanation: