How many cycles of addition and shifting in a 4 – bit multiplier are required to perform multiplication using the shift method?

A)
1
B)
2
C)
4
D)
8

Correct Answer : Option (C) :   4


Explanation : In Digital Electronics, 4 cycles of addition and shifting in a 4 – bit multiplier are required to perform multiplication using the shift method. The multiplicand is copied as a partial product when multiplier bit is 1 and multiplicand is 0 when multiplier bit is 0.