In IEEE 754 standard for binary floating-point representation, the three basic…
2019
In IEEE 754 standard for binary floating-point representation, the three basic binary formats have bit lengths of 32, 64, and 128 bits, with exponents of ______, ______, and ______ bits, respectively.
- A.
8, 12, 15
- B.
10, 11, 15
- C.
8, 11, 15
- D.
8, 11, 16
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Correct answer: C
IEEE 754 defines exponent sizes as 8 bits for single precision (32-bit), 11 bits for double precision (64-bit), and 15 bits for quadruple precision (128-bit).