In the Pink-Lemon-8 computer, real numbers are stored in the format SEEM M M M 8 where
Question:
In the Pink-Lemon-8 computer, real numbers are stored in the format
SEEM M M M8
where all the digits, including the exponent, are in octal. The exponent is stored excess-408. The mantissa is stored as sign and magnitude, where the sign is 0 for a positive number and 4 for a negative number. The implied octal point is at the end of the mantissa:M M M M.
Consider the real number stored in this format as
4366621
a. What real number is being represented? Leave your answer in octal.
b. Convert your answer in part (a) to decimal. You may leave your answer in fractional form if you wish.
c. What does changing the original exponent from 36 to 37 do to the magnitude of the number? (Stating that it moves the octal point one place to the right or left is not a sufficient answer.) What would be the new magnitude in decimal?
Step by Step Answer:
a The exponent is 36 8 40 8 2 Thus the number is 66...View the full answer
The Architecture of Computer Hardware, Systems Software and Networking An Information Technology App
ISBN: 978-1118322635
5th edition
Authors: Irv Englander
