CS - Floating Point Representation

Question 1

Digit count for sign, mantissa and exponent

Answer 1

1
15
8

Question 2

Binary table values

Answer 2

128, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1,
0.5, 0.25, 0.125

Question 3

Steps for FPR

Answer 3

1. Convert denary to binary
2. Move decimal to before the first 1
3. Identify sign, mantissa
4. Idntify exponent
   (Positive left, negative right)

Question 4

The amount of spaces you move left/right is the

Answer 4

Exponent
Move right negative
Move left positive

Question 5

Two complement binary table

Answer 5

Everything is the same except for the
-128

Question 6

Denary to binary Twos Compliment

Answer 6

1. Create binary value for number
2. Invert all numbers
3. Add 1

Question 7

Twos complement - Range

Answer 7

-2^(n-1) to 2^(n-1)-1

Question 8

If the number is negative,
The sign is

Answer 8

1

Question 9

Describe printable characters

Answer 9

Keys that would show up on the screen after pressed

Question 10

Describe control characters

Answer 10

Keys that perform a function like enter or backspace