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Mark Scheme for AS/A Level 9608/31

The document is a mark scheme for Cambridge International AS/A Level examinations from October/November 2019. It outlines the answers and marks allocated for various questions related to binary numbers and their conversions. Key concepts include exponent and mantissa representation, precision, and issues like overflow and underflow in binary systems.

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Mark Scheme for AS/A Level 9608/31

The document is a mark scheme for Cambridge International AS/A Level examinations from October/November 2019. It outlines the answers and marks allocated for various questions related to binary numbers and their conversions. Key concepts include exponent and mantissa representation, precision, and issues like overflow and underflow in binary systems.

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9608/31 Cambridge International AS/A Level – Mark Scheme October/November

PUBLISHED 2019

Question Answer Marks

1(a)(i) 1 mark per bullet point 3

• Exponent 0010 = 2
41 1 1
• Mantissa 0.1010010 becomes 010.10010 // // 2 + +
64 2 16
9
• Answer 2 // 2.5625
16

1(a)(ii) 1 mark per bullet point 3

1
• − 3.75 = 100.01000 // – 4 +
/ 0.25
4
• 100.01000 becomes 1.0001000 Exponent = + 2
• Answer: Mantissa = 10001000 Exponent = 0010

1(b) Only the range is increased (no effect on precision) 1

1(c) 1 mark per bullet point to max 1 1

• There is no exact binary conversion for some numbers


• More bits are needed to store the number than are available

1(d) First term: Overflow 2


Second term: Underflow

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