Which of the following is a characteristic of serial binary adders?

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  1. Each full adder waits for the carry from the previous full adder.
  2. The carry propagation delay is minimised.
  3. They perform addition in parallel.
  4. They use a carry lookahead mechanism.

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Option 1 : Each full adder waits for the carry from the previous full adder.
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The correct answer is: 1) Each full adder waits for the carry from the previous full adder.
Explanation:
A serial binary adder processes binary addition one bit at a time, sequentially propagating the carry from one stage to the next. Here’s why Option 1 is correct:

Characteristic of Serial Adders:

Sequential Carry Propagation: Each full adder (FA) must wait for the carry-out from the previous FA before computing its sum and carry.

Example: To compute bit *i*, the adder needs the carry generated from bit i−1.

Operates Bit-by-Bit: Unlike parallel adders, serial adders do not process all bits simultaneously.

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