Difference between revisions of "CSC231 Final Exam 2015"
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Assume that we want to create a 16-bit version of the IEEE floating point format, with 1 sign bit, 7 bits for the exponent, and 8 bits of mantissa (1+7+8 = 16). | Assume that we want to create a 16-bit version of the IEEE floating point format, with 1 sign bit, 7 bits for the exponent, and 8 bits of mantissa (1+7+8 = 16). | ||
| − | We want to follow the same rules IEEE used to define the 32-bit and 64-bit formats. | + | We want to follow the same rules the IEEE used to define the 32-bit and 64-bit formats. |
;Questions: | ;Questions: | ||
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: what binary or hex values represent + infinity, - infinity, and NaN? | : what binary or hex values represent + infinity, - infinity, and NaN? | ||
: what is the bias of the exponent? | : what is the bias of the exponent? | ||
| + | : what is 1.75 in this new format? | ||
| + | : what is -1.75 in this new format? | ||
| + | : what is the real number with this representation 0 0001111 01000000? | ||
Store your answers in a pdf, with your name at the top, and submit it to the Final PB 3 Section on Moodle. | Store your answers in a pdf, with your name at the top, and submit it to the Final PB 3 Section on Moodle. | ||
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