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Which positive binary mantissa is normalised when the normalisation rule requires the first two bits of a positive mantissa to be different?.
- A.0.0101
- B.0.0011
- C.0.0001
- D.0.0111
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- 0.0101
Explanation
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A positive normalised binary mantissa begins with 01. The other options begin with 00, so they can be shifted left to provide a more precise representation.
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