Given the bit pattern 1000 1111 1110 1111 1100 0000 0000 000

Given the bit pattern 1000 1111 1110 1111 1100 0000 0000 0000 what does it represents when it is

a.) a 2s compliment int

b.) an unsigned int

c.) a sign/magnitude int

d.) a single precision floating point number

Solution

a.) a 2s compliment int : 1110000000100000100000000000000

b.) an unsigned int : 10001111111011111100000000000000

c.) a sign/magnitude int: 000000000000001111101000

d.) a single precision floating point number: -2.3641175E-29