Floating Point Conversions
Explore step-by-step methods to convert decimal numbers into floating point format and vice versa using 8-bit notation. Understand exponent bias, positive and negative exponents, and use interactive tools to practice decoding and encoding fractional numbers in binary.
Decimal to floating point
Let’s consider the method of representing decimal numbers as floating points, using the -bit representation we introduced in the previous lesson. Recall; that we had ...