What is the smallest floating point number that can be represented using a 32-bit word?
A. 3*10-38
B. 2*10-38
C. 0.2*10-38
D. 0.3*10-38
Answer:A
What is the smallest floating point number that can be represented using a 32-bit word?
A. 3*10-38 B. 2*10-38 C. 0.2*10-38 D. 0.3*10-38
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.