Multiple choice

The hexadecimal number (FFF.FF)16 in floating point notation is written as

  1. (.FFFFF X 162)

  2. (.FFFFF X 163)

  3. (.FFFFF)

  4. None of these

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B Correct answer
Explanation

To express FFF.FF in floating point notation (normalized), we shift the decimal point 3 places to the left, resulting in .FFF FF multiplied by 16^3.