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GATE | CSE 2024 | Set 2 | Question 1

The format of a single-precision floating-point number as per the IEEE 754 standard is:

Sign

(1 bit)

Exponent

(8 bits)

Mantissa

(23 bits)

Choose the largest floating-point number among the following options.

(A)

Sign - 0

Exponent - 0111 1111

Mantissa - 23 0’s

(B)

Sign - 0

Exponent - 0111 1111

Mantissa - 23 1’s

(C)

Sign - 0

Exponent - 111 11110

Mantissa - 23 1’s

(D)

Sign - 0

Exponent - 1111 1111

Mantissa - 23 1’s

Answer

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