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Which negative binary mantissa is normalised when negative mantissas use a leading pattern of 10?.
- A.1.0110
- B.1.1010
- C.1.0010
- D.1.1110
Model answer
What a good answer should say
- 1.0110
Explanation
Why this works
The first two bits of 1.0110 are 10, so this negative mantissa meets the stated normalisation rule. The other options begin with 11 and can be shifted to improve the representation.
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