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Which of the following is often called the double precision format?(a) 64-bit(b) 8-bit(c) 32-bit(d) 128-bitThe question was posed to me in my homework.This key question is from IEEE 32 and 64 bit in chapter Computer Arithmetic of Computer Fundamentals

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Right choice is (a) 64-BIT

Easiest explanation: The 64-bit format is referred to as the double precision format. It has 1 SIGN bit, 8 exponent BITS and 23 bits for the mantissa.



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