Quiz for:
Floating Point Representation in Computers

Question 1

What is the binary representation of 19 in decimal?

Question 2

Why might the representation of 0.333 in binary be more complex?

Question 3

Why should the absolute value be used when converting negative decimal integers to binary?

Question 4

When converting 0.375 to binary, what is the result of multiplying 0.375 by 2^3?

Question 5

What issue arises from the binary representation of floating point numbers?

Question 6

What is the decimal equivalent of the binary number 1 * 2^4 + 1 * 2^3 + 1 * 2^2 + 1 * 2^1 + 1 * 2^0?

Question 7

How do computers represent floating point numbers?

Question 8

What is the first step when converting a decimal integer to binary?

Question 9

In converting decimal fractions to binary, what is the purpose of multiplying the fraction by a power of 2?

Question 10

Which programming language was mentioned to round floating point numbers for display purposes?

Question 11

Which step is NOT part of converting a decimal integer to binary?

Question 12

Which method should be used to compare floating point numbers for equality?

Question 13

What is a key consideration when handling floating point numbers in computations?

Question 14

What is the binary representation of the decimal fraction 0.375?

Question 15

What is the decimal value of the binary number 11111?