Practice Bias In Exponent: Representing Both Positive And Negative Exponents (4.4.4)
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Bias in Exponent: Representing Both Positive and Negative Exponents

Practice - Bias in Exponent: Representing Both Positive and Negative Exponents

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does bias allow in floating-point representation?

💡 Hint: Think about simplification in comparisons.

Question 2 Easy

What is the bias for single-precision floating point numbers in IEEE 754?

💡 Hint: It's the constant added to represent true exponents.

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Question 1

What is the purpose of using a bias in floating-point representation?

To increase the precision of calculations
To simplify the comparison of exponents
To make floating-point numbers smaller

💡 Hint: Think about how comparisons are performed.

Question 2

True or False: The stored exponent can be negative.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember the bias increases the stored value.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Explain how the biased exponent approach affects numerical calculations over a series of operations.

💡 Hint: Think about the consequences of both comparisons and representations.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a bias of 1023, what is the stored exponent for a true exponent of -10?

💡 Hint: Make sure to subtract the true exponent.

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