If the sign bit of mantissa is 0 and the exponent is increased from a positive to a more negative number the result is
A. a larger floating point number
B. a smaller floating point number
C. either (a) or (b) depending on the actual number
D. a negative floating point number
Answer:A
If the sign bit of mantissa is 0 and the exponent is increased from a positive to a more negative number the result is
A. a larger floating point number B. a smaller floating point number C. either (a) or (b) depending on the actual number D. a negative floating point number