So far we have only considered representing positive integers, i.e. unsigned types. All unsigned integer types are a fixed number of bits in size and this raises the question of what happens when you ...

Before we plunge headfirst into the fray with gusto and abandon, let’s briefly remind ourselves how we got here. In Part 1, we introduced the concepts of integers, signed integers, and unsigned ...

An IP address is a 32-bit unsigned integer. It’s usually written as four numbers separated by dots, as in: 212.227.196.186. This format is knows as the “dotted decimal notation”. Applications use ...