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Database System Concepts
Database System Concepts
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Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan
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5. A certain computer stores floating point numbers in a 32-bit word, which includes 1 sign bit, 9 bits for the exponent, and 22 bits for the mantissa. Approximately a. What is the underflow limit (smallest positive number)? b. What is the overflow limit (largest positive number)? c. What is the machine precision (smallest positive number such that 1+€> 1)?
Transcribed Image Text:5. A certain computer stores floating point numbers in a 32-bit word, which includes 1 sign bit, 9 bits for the exponent, and 22 bits for the mantissa. Approximately a. What is the underflow limit (smallest positive number)? b. What is the overflow limit (largest positive number)? c. What is the machine precision (smallest positive number such that 1+€> 1)?
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