If the sign bit of mantissa is 0 and the exponent is increased from a positive to a more negative number the result is

a smaller floating point number

either (a) or (b) depending on the actual number

a negative floating point number

If the sign bit of mantissa is 0 and the exponent is increased from a

1.	If the sign bit of mantissa is 0 and the exponent is increased from a positive to a more negative number the result is
A.	a larger floating point number
B.	a smaller floating point number
C.	either (a) or (b) depending on the actual number
D.	a negative floating point number
Answer» B. a smaller floating point number

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