Complete the following:

1. Encode the following into the floating-point format Indicate any occurrence of truncation errors:
   • 2.5
   • -3.75
   • -5.875
2. Decode the following bit patterns using the floating-point format :
   • 11011101
   • 00101010
   • 11110000
3. When using the floating-point format , what is the smallest value that can be represented? What is the largest value that can be represented?
4. Perform the following Boolean operations:

11010011 AND 10101100

11010011 OR 10101100

11010011 XOR 10101100