The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is approximately.

A ) 6 digits ✅

B ) 16 digits

C ) 32 digits

D ) None of these


Explanation: This means that floating point numbers have between 6 and 7 digits of precision, regardless of exponent. That means that from 0 to 1, you have quite a few decimal places to work with. If you go into the hundreds or thousands, you've lost a few