Practice Impact of Floating Point Arithmetic on Numerical Accuracy and Precision - 4.5.5 | Module 4: Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) Design | Computer Architecture
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4.5.5 - Impact of Floating Point Arithmetic on Numerical Accuracy and Precision

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does finite precision mean in the context of floating-point arithmetic?

💡 Hint: Think about how numbers are stored in computers.

Question 2

Easy

What is a rounding error?

💡 Hint: Consider how numbers get rounded in calculations.

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Question 1

What is finite precision in floating-point arithmetic?

  • It represents all real numbers
  • It can represent only a subset of real numbers
  • It is infinite in representation

💡 Hint: How many real numbers can actually be represented?

Question 2

True or False: Rounding errors can accumulate over multiple calculations.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about running multiple calculations.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A computer program performs the following calculations: A = 3.145926, B = 3.145925, C = A - B. What is the impact of the result and why?

💡 Hint: Consider how floating-point representation handles precision.

Question 2

When working with numbers that can produce NaN results (like 0 / 0), explain the implications for further calculations relying on this output.

💡 Hint: What happens when you combine NaN with any other number?

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