Write down the bit pattern to represent -3.75 assuming a version of this format, which uses an excess-16 format to store the exponent. Comment on how the range and accuracy of this 16-bit floating point format compares to the single precision IEEE 754 standard.

Suppose you have 9 coins and one of them is heavier than others. other 8 coins weight equally. you are also given a balance. develop and algorithm to determine the heavy coin using only two measurements with the of the balance. clearly write your algorithm in the form of a pseudocode using the similar notation that we have used in the class to represent sorting algorithms

Based on the current economic situation do you expect the employment demand for graduating engineers to increase or decrease? explain the basis for your answer. with a significant economic recovery, what do you think will happen to future enrollments in graduating engineering programs?

An ou structure in your domain has one ou per department, and all the computer and user accounts are in their respective ous. you have configured several gpos defining computer and user policies and linked the gpos to the domain. a group of managers in the marketing department need different policies that differ from those of the rest of the marketing department users and computers, but you don't want to change the top-level ou structure. which of the following gpo processing features are you most likely to use? a, block inheritance b, gpo enforcement c, wmi filtering d, loopback processing