Top answers

All subjects
All levels

A binary, 8-bit floating point number 0111 0010 is said to have a 4-bit mantissa and a 4-bit exponent. What is meant by the terms 'mantissa' and 'exponent'? What is the value of this 8-bit binary floating point number?

Take an example 8-bit floating point number of 0111 0010.The 'mantissa' of this floating point number are the most significant bits -- in this case, the first 4 bits -- which represent the value a...

HB
Answered by Haroun B. Computing tutor
9195 Views

Show how the decimal number -183 would be represented as an 8-bit two's complement arithmetic

For this question you should firstly lay out your placeholders for an 8 bit binary number, from 2^0 up to 2^7 (1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128). Then you find how 183 as a positive number would be represented in bin...

HM
Answered by Harley M. Computing tutor
1644 Views

Choose 3 types of malware, describe them and the ways in which they may harm a device.

Virus: This type of malware is able to self-replicate, it is deployed once the user opens its host files- possibly in the form of an E-mail attachment. Once opened the virus will become a memory resident,...

TR
Answered by Talvin R. Computing tutor
1545 Views

What are the benefits of using thin clients.

A thin client is a simple computer with basic hardware. In networking, these are used as access points for a user, using the resources of a central server.The simplicity of the hardware means that for man...

SW
Answered by Samuel W. Computing tutor
1906 Views

Write pseudocode for the binary search algorithm and state, with an explanation, it's worst case complexity in big-O notation

procedure binarySearch(A[], start, end, item): if start <= end: i = ceil((start + end) / 2)
if A[i] = item: return i if A[i] > item: return binarySearch(A[], i + 1, end, item) if...

YB
Answered by Yagna B. Computing tutor
1495 Views

We're here to help

contact us iconContact ustelephone icon+44 (0) 203 773 6020
Facebook logoInstagram logoLinkedIn logo

MyTutor is part of the IXL family of brands:

© 2025 by IXL Learning