Fixed point binary Flashcards
1
Q
Shifting a number 1 place to the left does what?
A
Shifting a number 1 place to the left —–> multiplies by 2
2
Q
How do you Multiply by 3
A
Multiply by 3 - Shift the number 1 place to the left —–> and add the original binary number
3
Q
What are fixed point numbers
A
Used to represent fractions in binary. Using a binary point to separate whole place values from fractional parts (similar to decimal points)
4
Q
What is this number?
A
SLIDE NOT COMPLETED (7)
5
Q
Advantage of fixed point binary?
A
stores the number accurately
6
Q
Disadvantage of fixed point binary?
A
cannot represent a wide range of numbers in the same number of bits (eg 4000 or 0.0001)
7
Q
Convert 0.5 to binary
A
0.1
8
Q
What is 0.00390625 in binary?
A
0.00000001
