This example gives a general idea of the role of the mantissa, base and exponent. It does not fully reflect the computer's method for storing real numbers. The number 123.75 can be represented as a ...

This data is then stored in a file for later use. If the samples recorded above were plotted on a graph, the resulting representation of the sound wave would not be too accurate: However, if the ...

Packed decimal specifies a method of encoding decimal numbers by using each byte to represent two decimal digits. Packed decimal representation stores decimal data with exact precision. The fractional ...