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The number of sign bits in a 32-bit IEEE format is ____(a) 1(b) 11(c) 9(d) 23The question was asked in a job interview.Enquiry is from Cache Memory topic in section Processor & Memory of Computer Fundamentals

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Right OPTION is (a) 1

The BEST I can explain: There is only 1 sign bit in all the STANDARDS. In a 32-bit format, there is 1 sign bit, 8 bits for the exponent and 23 bits for the mantissa.



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