Practice - Rounding Modes
Practice Questions
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What is the Round to Nearest Even mode in floating-point arithmetic?
💡 Hint: Think about how it deals with halfway cases.
Describe what Round to Zero does.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to the fractional part.
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Interactive Quizzes
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Which rounding mode rounds to the nearest representable number?
💡 Hint: Think of how it deals with ties.
True or False: Round to Zero introduces a consistent bias towards positive numbers.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when you truncate.
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Challenge Problems
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A financial calculator utilizes floating-point arithmetic to sum small interest payments over many transactions. Explain how the choice of rounding mode could affect total interest calculation over time.
💡 Hint: Consider the direction of rounding in each transaction.
You are programming a simulation that involves a series of calculations with very small decimal numbers. Discuss the potential pitfalls of using Round to Zero in this scenario.
💡 Hint: Think of how truncating might affect values across multiple operations.
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