why integer range -32768 to 32768 and actual meaning of storage size 2 bytes ?

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• May 28th, 2012

[-32767,32767] is the minimum range for int, meaning a minimum size of 16 bits. Implementations may choose a wider size and range for integers.

That range covers most architectures, whether ones or twos complement.

Varun Pratap Singh

• May 15th, 2012

In C language, int takes 2 bytes. Now 2 bytes mean 16 bits. One bit out of these 16 bits is for sign (+ or -) of integer. So, remaining 15 bits will store data in form of 0 and 1. The maximum value in...

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