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Question 9

In single-precision, double precision and extended-precision representation of floating point numbers, as defined by ANSI/IEEE standard 754-1985, the no. of…

In single-precision, double precision and extended-precision representation of floating point numbers, as defined by ANSI/IEEE standard 754-1985, the no. of bits used are ______ respectively.
  1. A32, 64 and 80
  2. B32, 64 and 128
  3. C16, 32 and 64
  4. D16, 32 and 80
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Correct answer: (A) 32, 64 and 80

Explanation

IEEE 754 uses 32 bits for single precision, 64 bits for double precision and 80 bits for the x87 extended-precision format.

From DSSSB TGT Computer Science Practice Set 3

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