Question 174Asked in CIL MT Systems, 24 Aug 2026 (3:00 PM, CBT-26)

Which of the following is true about IEEE standard floating-point formats?

  1. ASingle-precision uses 16 bits, double-precision uses 32 bits
  2. BSingle-precision uses 64 bits, double-precision uses 32 bits
  3. CBoth single and double precision use 32 bits
  4. DSingle-precision uses 32 bits, double-precision uses 64 bits
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Correct answer: (D) Single-precision uses 32 bits, double-precision uses 64 bits

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