Floating Point Numbers and Memory Allocation

What is the purpose of using the 'malloc' function in C++?

• To allocate memory for pointers

• To allocate memory for integers

• To allocate memory for characters

• To allocate memory for strings

What is the size of a pointer in memory?

• 4 bytes

• 8 bytes

• 16 bytes

• 32 bytes

What is the defining property of subnormal numbers in floating point representation?

• They have 11 bits of 0s in the exponent

• They have 11 ones in the exponent

• They have a stored exponent greater than or equal to 2047

What is the hexadecimal representation of the smallest NaN (Not a Number) in IEEE format?

• 0x7ff0999999999999

• 0x7ff0000000000000

• 0x7ff0999999999999

• 0x7ff0000000000001

What is the true exponent of the Smallest Positive Normal Number (SPNN) in IEEE format?

• -1022

• -1023

• -1024

• -1025

What is the recommended format for writing assembly code to make it easier to understand?

• Code in one column and explanations in another column

• Code and explanations mixed together in the same column

• Code and explanations written in separate files

• Code and explanations written in separate paragraphs