Exam 3: Data Representation

The number of bits in a floating-point string and the formats of the mantissa and exponent impose limits on the range of values that can be represented.

One way of dealing with the tradeoff between range and precision is to abandon the concept of a fixed ____________________ point.

Most CPUs provide a(n) ____ data type, which stores positive integer values as ordinary binary numbers.

Binary numbers are well suited to computer processing because they correspond directly with values in ____ logic.

The number of digits needed to represent a value decreases as the numbering system's base decreases.

The term "____" describes the number of bits used to represent a numeric value.

​Linked lists are easier to expand or shrink than arrays are.

A(n) ____ is a related group of primitive data elements organized for some type of common processing and is defined and manipulated in software.

A sequence of records stored in main memory is normally called a ____.

In the decimal numbering system, the period or comma is called a ____.

​The complexity of data structures is limited only by the software.

Discuss the limitations of ASCII.

​The physical laws of electricity, optics, and quantum mechanics are described by ____________________.

An unsigned integer's value is always assumed to be ____________________.

​Computer input devices convert external data into an internal representation that can be carried to and manipulated by processing circuitry.

A(n) ____ is a data structure containing both traditional (static) data elements and programs that manipulate the data.

Monetary amounts should be stored and manipulated as binary floating-point numbers.

Hexadecimal numbering uses ____ as its base or radix.

In a sequential file, records are stored in contiguous storage locations.

The programs in a class are called ____.