Chapter 5 - 5.2 - The Components of a Computer System - Practice Problems - Page 238: 7

\begin{array}{l}{\text { Each byte contains } 8 \text { bits, so } 8 \text { bytes contain } 64 \text { bits. Using two's com- }} \\ {\text { plement representation, the largest positive value would be: }} \\ {\qquad+2^{63}-1=+9,223,372,036,854,775,807} \\ {\text { while the largest negative value would be: }} \\ {\qquad-2^{63}=-9,223,372,036,854,775,808}\end{array}

\begin{array}{l}{\text { Each byte contains } 8 \text { bits, so } 8 \text { bytes contain } 64 \text { bits. Using two's com- }} \\ {\text { plement representation, the largest positive value would be: }} \\ {\qquad+2^{63}-1=+9,223,372,036,854,775,807} \\ {\text { while the largest negative value would be: }} \\ {\qquad-2^{63}=-9,223,372,036,854,775,808}\end{array}