UMBC CMSC 313, Computer Organization & Assembly Language, Fall 2002, Section 0101

Data Representation III

Tuesday 09/10, 2002

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Assigned Reading in Murdocca & Heuring:   

Assigned Reading in Neveln:  3.10-3.13, 4.1-4.8

Assigned:  HW2

Due:  HW1

Topics Covered:

• Multiplication of two's complement numbers and sign extension.
• Floating point numbers and IEEE-754 format.
• Moore's "Law" and the evolution of Intel i386 registers.