ZIMSEC A-Level Computer Science
1.2Floating point arithmetic
Floating point arithmetic in ZIMSEC A-Level Computer Science: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 1.2.1Convert floating-point binary numbers to denary and back.
- 1.2.2Normalise floating-point binary numbers and explain why this is done.
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Floating-point real numbers: mantissa and exponent
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