Systems Architecture
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Chapter 3, Problem 6RQ
Program Plan Intro
Real numbers:
- This is the number that contain both whole and fractional component.
- The fractional part of the real number is represented by the digits to the right of the radix point.
- The storage format of the real number stores the fixed length portion of the bit string to hold the “whole portion” and remainder part of the bit string to hold the “fractional portion”.
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