To correctly represent a positive signed number in 2's- complement form:
A) represent the magnitude in its true binary form and place a sign bit of "1" in front of the MSB.
B) represent the magnitude in its 2's- complement form and place a sign bit of "O" in front of the MSB.
C) represent the magnitude in its 2's- complement form and place a sign bit of "1" in front of the MSB.
D) represent the magnitude in its true binary form and place a sign bit of "O" in front of the MSB.

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To correctly represent a positive signed number in 2's-complement form, you represent the magnitude in its true binary form and place a sign bit of "0" in front of the most significant bit (MSB). This indicates the number is positive.

To Correctly Represent a Positive Signed Number in 2's- Complement