
IEEE 754 Floating Point Concepts
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Mathematics, Computers
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10th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Aiden Montgomery
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main advantage of using a floating binary point over a fixed binary point?
It reduces the number of bits required for storage.
It allows for more precise integer values.
It provides greater flexibility in the range and precision of numbers stored.
It simplifies the binary representation of numbers.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In floating point representation, what does the exponent determine?
The sign of the number.
The value of the mantissa.
The total number of bits used.
The position of the binary point.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is normalization important in floating point representation?
To simplify the conversion to base 10.
To increase the size of the number.
To ensure a consistent way to represent numbers.
To decrease the precision of the number.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a challenge when storing the number 6.75 in 8-bit normalized floating point binary?
It cannot be represented as a positive number.
It results in a negative exponent.
It can only be stored as an integer.
It requires more bits than available for the mantissa.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the IEEE 754 standard address in floating point representation?
The use of fixed point binary.
The storage of integer values.
The layout and precision of floating point numbers.
The conversion of binary to decimal.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does IEEE 754 handle the representation of infinity?
By using all zeros in the exponent and mantissa.
By using a special symbol in the mantissa.
By using all ones in the exponent and zeros in the mantissa.
By using a negative exponent.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a 'Not a Number' (NaN) in IEEE 754?
A number with all zeros in the mantissa.
A number that is too large to be represented.
A number with a negative exponent.
A special value for undefined or unrepresentable numbers.
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