Question

Which of the following is true of how computers represent numbers

A. Using a fixed but large number of bits can eliminate the possibility of round off error when repressing numbers in binary
B. With a fixed number of bits some numbers are too large to represent in a computer which will lead to overflow errors.
C. Using a fixed but larger number of bits, for example 128, eliminates the possibility of overflow errors.
D. With a large but fixed number of bits it is possible to eliminate either round-off errors or overflow errors, but not both.

Answer 1

Answer: C. Using a fixed but large number of bits, for example 128, eliminates the possibility of overflow errors.

Step-by-step explanation:

Computer as an intelligent device can only be able to represent inputs through conversion to readable machine language before it becomes output. In order to do this, there is a need to convert those inputs into bits and bytes. The converted input is then brought out as a readable format on the computer screen.