Practice Excess Codes And Grey Code (9.1.6) - Floating Point Number Representation

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Question 1.
Define the three components of a floating-point number.
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Think about what each part does in representing a number.
Question 2.
What is the purpose of a GREY code?
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Consider why minimizing changes might be important.
3Question 3.
What does the biased exponent allow?
- Only positive numbers to be stored
- Both positive and negative numbers
- Only negative numbers to be stored
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Remember how we encode exponents.
4Question 4.
True or False: In GREY code, two consecutive numbers can have multiple bit changes.
- True
- False
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Think about how GREY code is defined.
Question 5.
Given a number represented in excess 127, convert it back to its exponent.
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Remember to subtract the bias value.
Question 6.
Design a simple system using GREY code for a four-bit binary number. Explain the benefit of using GREY code in this system.
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List out your binary transitions to see the difference.

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