$11\mathrm{.}8$ What are the four essential elements of a number in floating$-$point notation?

$11\mathrm{.}9$ What is the benefit of using biased representation for the exponent portion of a floating$-$point number?

$11\mathrm{.}10$ What are the differences among positive overflow, exponent overflow, and significand overflow?

$11\mathrm{.}11$ What are the basic elements of floating$-$point addition and subtraction?

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