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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What are the three main components of a floating-point number?
💡 Hint: Think about how each part defines the number.
Question 2
Easy
What does the sign bit indicate in a floating-point number?
💡 Hint: Is it a 0 or a 1?
Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation
Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What does the mantissa of a floating-point number represent?
- It indicates the sign
- It represents the scaled value
- It determines numerical precision
💡 Hint: Think about the role of mantissa in the structure.
Question 2
True or False: In floating-point multiplication, the exponents of the two numbers need to be aligned before performing the operation.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Recall how multiplication differs from addition.
Solve and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Given a floating-point representation of +12.75 and -5.5 in binary, perform addition and show each step from extraction to normalization.
💡 Hint: Align exponents first! Look closely at the binary representations.
Question 2
Explain how denormalized numbers help prevent errors in floating-point calculations close to zero.
💡 Hint: Think about why we need more granular representation near zero.
Challenge and get performance evaluation