Data representation
- Created by: darshanipopat
- Created on: 01-11-23 09:41
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- Data representation
- file types
- A record is the defined component for a serial/sequential/direct-access file.
- binary files contain records
- A record is the defined component for a serial/sequential/direct-access file.
- Data conversions
- use the multiply by 2 and record the whole number method to convert decimals to fixed point binary representation
- Floating point representation
- if no. of bits for mantissa is increased the number of bits for the exponent must decrease
- improved precision but smaller range of values
- if no. of bits for mantissa is increased the number of bits for the exponent must decrease
- file types
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