Practice - Double-Precision (64-bit) Format
Practice Questions
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What part of the double-precision format indicates if a number is positive or negative?
💡 Hint: Consider the first bit in the number.
How many bits are used for the exponent in double-precision format?
💡 Hint: Think about how many bits are needed to represent a range of values.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the total number of bits in the double-precision format according to IEEE 754?
💡 Hint: Think about how many bits are needed for high precision.
True or False: The exponent field in double-precision format has a bias of 1023.
💡 Hint: Recall the lecture on exponent bias.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a normalized double-precision number with a sign bit of 0, exponent bits of 10000000001, and mantissa bits of 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111, calculate the true value.
💡 Hint: Break it down: convert the exponent back to its true form and remember to include the leading 1 in the mantissa.
Explain how computations using double-precision can lead to rounding errors during long calculations.
💡 Hint: Consider how floating-point arithmetic differs from integer arithmetic regarding precision.
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