Floating Point Arithmetic & IEEE 754

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What is the term used to describe the loss of precision that can occur when a floating-point number is converted to a different data type?

  • Underflow
  • Truncation
  • Overflow
  • Rounding (correct)

What is the IEEE 754 standard used for?

  • Encoding characters in computer systems
  • Specifying the format for floating-point numbers (correct)
  • Defining the format for binary integers
  • Describing the architecture of central processing units (CPUs)

In a floating-point representation, where does the binary point float relative to the most significant '1'?

  • To the right (correct)
  • It depends on the number representation
  • To the left
  • It remains fixed

What is the difference between denormalized numbers and normalized numbers in floating-point representation?

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What is the purpose of the exponent in scientific notation used in floating-point representation?

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of scientific notation in floating-point representation?

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Why do floating-point operations sometimes result in unexpected results, such as small differences in the expected values?

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Which of the following is NOT a potential problem associated with floating-point arithmetic?

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What is the mantissa in scientific notation used for floating-point representation?

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Which of the following is a key advantage of using floating-point representation over fixed-point representation?

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What is the bias used for the exponent in the IEEE 754 32-bit floating-point representation?

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What is the decimal value of the biased exponent representing the value 7?

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What is the hexadecimal representation of the biased exponent 134?

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What is the implicit leading 1 bit in the mantissa for the number 22810?

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How many bits are used to represent the fraction part of the mantissa in the IEEE 754 32-bit floating-point representation?

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Which rounding mode rounds a number to the nearest integer, but rounds half-way cases towards zero?

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When does a number overflow?

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If a number is rounded using the round to nearest mode, what happens when the number is exactly halfway between two integers?

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Which rounding mode always increases the magnitude of the number?

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Which of the following is NOT a rounding mode available?

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What is the binary representation of the integer portion of the decimal number 58.25?

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What is the binary representation of the fractional portion of the decimal number 58.25?

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What is the decimal value of the binary number 111010.01?

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Which of these binary numbers represents the decimal number 58.25?

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Which of these numbers is NOT a valid binary representation?

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When representing a floating-point number using the sign-magnitude system, what does a '0' in the mantissa's sign bit indicate?

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What is the primary purpose of using a biased exponent in floating-point representation?

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Which of the following best describes the principle behind the sign-magnitude system for representing floating-point numbers?

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In the context of floating-point representation, how does the bias value in the exponent field work?

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What would be a consequence of not using a biased exponent for floating-point representation?

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Flashcards

Floating Point

A number representation system for real numbers that can support a wide range of values.

Precision

The degree to which a number's representation can accurately reflect its value in floating point format.

Exponent

In floating point notation, the exponent determines the range of values by scaling the mantissa.

Mantissa

The significant digits of a floating point number, representing the precision of the value.

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Normalization

The process of adjusting the mantissa and exponent so that the mantissa is within a certain range, usually [1, 10).

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Binary point

The binary equivalent of a decimal point; it indicates the position of the radix in binary numbers.

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Most significant 1

The leftmost '1' in a binary number; indicates the highest value in that number.

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Scientific notation

A way to express numbers as a product of a mantissa and a power of ten for simplicity and clarity.

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Sign of Mantissa S

In floating-point representation, 0 indicates a positive number and 1 indicates a negative number.

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Biased Exponent

A method to represent both positive and negative exponents in the exponent field of floating-point numbers.

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Binary Indicator

A signal in binary that shows positive or negative status.

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Floating-point Representation

A way to denote real numbers using a sign, exponent, and mantissa.

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Exponent Field

Part of the floating-point representation that indicates the power of 2 to scale the number.

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Decimal to Binary Conversion

The process of converting a decimal number into a binary representation.

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Binary Representation of 58.25

58.25 in binary is expressed as 111010.01.

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IEEE 754

A standard for representing floating-point numbers in computing.

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Floating Point Format

A way to represent real numbers in computer systems using mantissa and exponent.

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Converting Negative Decimals

To write -58.25 in IEEE 754, represent it in binary and adjust the sign bit.

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32-bit floating point number

A format to represent real numbers using 1 sign bit, 8 exponent bits, and 23 mantissa bits.

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Implicit leading 1

In normalized floating-point format, the first bit of the mantissa is always 1 and not stored.

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Floating-point representation of -58.25

The IEEE 754 format representation of the number -58.25 including sign, exponent, and mantissa.

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Rounding Modes

Methods to adjust numbers: down, up, toward zero, or nearest.

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Round to Nearest

The default rounding mode where numbers round to the closest integer.

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Round Down

Rounding method that decreases the number to the nearest lower integer.

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Round Up

Rounding method that increases the number to the nearest higher integer.

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Overflow

Occurs when a number's magnitude exceeds its representable range.

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Study Notes

Floating Point Arithmetic

  • Floating-point numbers allow representation of very large and very small numbers.
  • Floating-point numbers are written in scientific notation, with a mantissa, base, and exponent.
  • Example: 273₁₀ = 2.73 × 10²

IEEE Standard 754

  • The IEEE 754 standard is a technical standard for floating-point computation.
  • It was established in 1985 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
  • The standard solves problems with diverse floating point implementations that reduced portability.
  • IEEE 754 is the most common representation for real numbers on computers.

Floating Point Numbers

  • A number is usually represented in the form:
    • N = (-1)⁽ˢ⁾ × 1.M × 2⁽ᴱ⁻ᵇⁱᵃˢ⁾
  • S represents sign of Mantissa, zero for positive, one for negative.
  • E represents biased exponent, which is the actual exponent plus bias
  • M is the mantissa which is a result of scientific notation

Floating-Point Precision

  • Single-Precision:
    • 32 bits
    • 1 sign bit, 8 exponent bits, 23 fraction bits
    • Bias = 127
    • Approximate range: ±1.18 × 10⁻³⁸ to ±3.4 × 10³⁸
  • Double-Precision:
    • 64 bits
    • 1 sign bit, 11 exponent bits, 52 fraction bits
    • Bias = 1023
    • Approximate range: ±2.23 × 10⁻³⁰⁸ to ±1.8 × 10³⁰⁸

Floating-Point Addition

  • Add exponents, using the biased exponent
  • Shift smaller mantissa
  • Use a Big ALU to add the mantissas
  • Normalize (needed after adding mantissas)
  • Return appropriately rounded result

Floating-Point Multiplication

  • Add the exponent of the operands and return it as result exponent
  • Use the result to multiply mantissas
  • Normalize if needed

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