Practice - Floating-Point Representation
Practice Questions
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What is the IEEE 754 standard?
💡 Hint: Think about a method used for scientific calculations.
How many bits are in the single precision format?
💡 Hint: Remember the total counts of bits and their arrangement.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the sign bit in floating-point representation signify?
💡 Hint: Think of how you would show a negative number.
True or False: The exponent in floating-point representation only allows for positive numbers.
💡 Hint: Consider the roles of different parts of the floating-point format.
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Challenge Problems
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Given the decimal numbers 15.875 and -2.5, convert both into their IEEE 754 single precision representation.
💡 Hint: Normalize the decimal to binary and determine the exponent before finalizing.
Discuss a scenario where floating-point precision errors might lead to significant problems in a real-world application.
💡 Hint: Think about where accuracy is crucial, like money or scientific data!
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