Mumbai University > Computer Engineering > Sem 5 > Microprocessor

Marks: 5M

Year: Dec2014, May 2015, May 2016

1. The SPARC architecture recognizes three fundamental data types:
2. Signed Integer— 8, 16, 32, and 64 bits
3. Unsigned Integer— 8, 16, 32, and 64 bits
4. Floating-Point — 32, 64, and 128 bits
5. The format widths are defined as
6. Byte — 8 bits
7. Halfword— 16 bits
8. Word/Singleword — 32 bits
9. Tagged Word— 32 bits (30-bit value plus 2 tag bits)
10. Doubleword— 64 bits
11. Quadword— 128 bits 3) Signed Integer: Signed Integer formats encode two’s- complement whole numbers.

1. Unsigned Integer: Unsigned Integer formats are general-purpose and hence they do not encode any particular data type. They can represent a whole number, string, fraction, boolean value, etc.

1. Floating Point Numbers: