As you know computer system stores all types of data as stream of binary digits (0 and 1). This also includes the numbers having fractional values, where placement of radix point is also incorporated along with the binary representation of the value. There are different approaches available in the literature to store the numbers having fractional part. One such method, called Floating-point notation is discussed in your week 03 lessons. The floating point representation need to incorporate three things:
• Sign
• Mantissa
• Exponent
A. Encode the (negative) decimal fraction -9/2 to binary using the 8-bit floating-
point notation.
B. Determine the smallest (lowest) negative value which can be
incorporated/represented using the 8-bit floating point notation.
C. Determine the largest (highest) positive value which can be
incorporated/represented using the 8- bit floating point notation.
