4. Due to the finite accuracy of the computer, representing zero as a floating point number is expressed in double precision approximatelyasO zero is written exactly on the computer.O 10-2010-16O 10-38O 10-308

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4. Due to the finite accuracy of the computer, representing zero as a floating point number is expressed in double precision approximately
as
O zero is written exactly on the computer.
O 10-20
10-16
O 10-38
O 10-308

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Option d is correct 10^(-308).

On a typical computer system , a double -precision binary floating point number has a coefficient of 53 bites ( including 1implied bit) an exponent of 11 bits and 1 sign bit.

Since 2^10= 1024 the comple range of the positive normal floating number in this formate

2^( -1022) =2× 10^(-308)

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