Changing signed integer 16 bit format to binary format.

How can I express the BIGGEST NEGATIVE number and SMALLEST POSITEVE number of a signed integer 16 bit format?

I know the range of singed integer 16 bit format is from -32768 to 32767, but...

Q1.I am not sure which value is the biggest negative and smallest positive.

Q2. Also, if there is negative integer value, how can I convert negative to binary?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

dec2bin(typecast(intmin('int16'),'uint16'))
dec2bin(typecast(intmax('int16'),'uint16'))

[SeungHyun Cha]

what is biggest negative and smallest positive...?

I want to study the encodings . can you explain.?

[Ameer Hamza]

SeungHyun, the biggest negative and smallest positive, if restricted to int16, are -1 and 1, respectively.

[SeungHyun Cha]

Yes I think so.

Sorry I am South Korean, I am really weak in English. However, again thank you!

[SeungHyun Cha]

then...How can I convet -1 to binary..?

[Walter Roberson]

dec2bin(typecast(int16(-1),'uint16'))

[SeungHyun Cha]

Thank you two experts...!