CSE6040 - 4.5 - IEEE-754 Binary Encoding

Question 1

IEEE 754 describes how to _____ and do _______ in both decimal and binary.

Answer 1

IEEE 754 describes how to store and do arithmetic in both decimal and binary.

Question 2

In IEEE 754 the digit to the left of a fractional point is always ___ unless the whole number is 0.

Answer 2

In IEEE 754 the digit to the left of a fractional point is always 1 unless the whole number is 0.