What is the largest floating point number that can be represented using a 32-bit word?
A. 3*1038
B. 1.7*1038
C. 0.2*1038
D. 0.3*1038
Answer:A
What is the largest floating point number that can be represented using a 32-bit word?
A. 3*1038 B. 1.7*1038 C. 0.2*1038 D. 0.3*1038
Explanation: Let the mantissa be represented by 23 bits plus a sign bit and let the exponent be represented by 7 bits plus a sign bit.