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Why do computers use the floating point system for number represantation?
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Computers need a method to store decimals. More to the point, they need a method to manage very large and very small numbers - numbers that we would normally show in scientific notation.
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Where do you use octal number system?
On computers.
Where you use octal and hexadecimal number system?
On computers.
What base system does a computer use?
Computers are based on a binary number system.
Which number system do computers work on explain the system in brief?
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Do computers use the decimal number system to store data?
No, they use the binary system
At their core computers recognize only what number system?
What is called the Binary number system. on and off is a binary state.
What is the floating point unit used for on the processor system?
"Floating Point" refers to the decimal point. Since there can be any number of digits before and after the decimal, the point "floats". The floating point unit performs arithmetic operations on decimal numbers.
Which 2 digits are in a number system that computers rely on?
Zero and one.
What has the author Geoff Barrett written?
Geoff Barrett has written: 'Formal methods applied to a floating point number system'
Octa word in computer?
The octa or octal numeral system, which is also known as oct, is a base-8 number system used in computers. This number system uses only digits 0 to 7.
Why do computers use the decimal system?
Computers use a binary system, not decimal.
Does Mexico use fixed or floating system?
Of currency exchange? Floating, as a free market should be.
