The value of a float type variable is represented using the single-precision…

GATE · 2014 · CS · Set 2 · Computer Science & IT

The value of a float type variable is represented using the single-precision 32-bit floating point format of IEEE-754 standard that uses 1 bit for sign, 8 bits for biased exponent and 23 bits for mantissa. A float type variable X is assigned the decimal value of −14.25. The representation of X in hexadecimal notation is

  1. A.

    C1640000H

  2. B.

    416C0000H

  3. C.

    41640000H

  4. D.

    C16C0000H

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