Question

An overflow is a _________

(a) Hardware problem

(b) Software problem

(c) User input problem

(d) Input Output Error

The question was asked in homework.

My question comes from 1’s, 2’s, 9’s & 10’s Complements topic in division Number System and Codes of Digital Circuits

Answer 1

Right option is (b) Software problem

For explanation: An overflow is a software problem which occurs when the processor cannot handle the result properly when it produces an out of the range output.