1. Describe compilation, assembling, linking, and loading processes. (20 Points)

2. Describe with an example how addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division is done in CPU using the binary number system. (20 Points)

3. Convert each of the following decimal floating point values to IEEE-754 single and IEEE-754 double precision format values. Write your converted result in hexadecimal format. Clearly show all the steps. (20 Points) a. 0.15625 b. 10.5

4. Convert each of the following IEEE-754 floating point format values to decimal floating point values. Clearly show all the steps. (20 Points)

a. 0x40600000 b. 0xC0100000

c. 0xC029000000000000 d. 0x3FE1000000000000

5. Perform each of the following computation using IEEE-754 single and IEEE-754 double precision format. [Method: Convert each of the decimal floating point values to IEEE-754 single precision format. Perform IEEE-754 computation and convert the IEEE-754 result back to decimal floating point value. Repeat the above method using IEEE-754 double precision format for each computation]. Clearly show all the steps. (20 Points) a. 11.5 + 0.28125 = b. 2.25 * 3.75 =