ext_197198 ([identity profile] javasaurus.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] acroyear 2009-04-20 03:17 pm (UTC)

If a computer is using 16 bits for each number, then the range of numbers is from -32768 to +32767. When it adds 1 to 32767, it starts at the beginning (-32768) again. Like when a clock gets to 12 then starts at 1 again.
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