Exploring Floating Point Numbers

What is a floating point number primarily used for in computing?

• Storing whole numbers

• Representing numbers with fractional parts

• Storing text data

• Representing boolean values

In the floating point representation, what does the mantissa represent?

• The whole number part of the number

• The fractional part of the number

• The significant digits of the number

• The base of the number

How does the exponent affect a floating point number?

• It determines the precision of the number

• It shifts the decimal point to scale the number

• It changes the base of the number

• It adds a constant value to the number

Which of the following best describes the precision of floating point numbers?

• They have infinite precision

• They have fixed precision determined by the number of bits

• They have variable precision based on the exponent

• They have no precision limitations

What is a key difference between fixed point and floating point representation?

• Fixed point can represent larger numbers than floating point

• Floating point can represent a wider range of values than fixed point

• Fixed point is more precise than floating point

• Floating point uses less memory than fixed point