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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?
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?
What is the IEEE 754 standard used for?
What is the IEEE 754 standard used for?
In a floating-point representation, where does the binary point float relative to the most significant '1'?
In a floating-point representation, where does the binary point float relative to the most significant '1'?
What is the difference between denormalized numbers and normalized numbers in floating-point representation?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
Which rounding mode always increases the magnitude of the number?
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Which of the following is NOT a rounding mode available?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
What would be a consequence of not using a biased exponent for floating-point representation?
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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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This quiz covers the fundamentals of floating-point arithmetic, including representation, the IEEE 754 standard, and floating-point precision. Understand how floating-point numbers work and why they are essential in computing. Test your knowledge on mantissa, exponent, and precision in numerical representations.
