11.4.1 Representing numbers at the machine level
This section is concerned with developing methods for representing and manipulating numbers at the machine level. We begin with a brief history and review of number systems. This is followed by a more in-depth discussion of numeric bases and conversion between bases. Next, binary arithmetic is discussed. We then turn our attention to the representation of signed numbers. Finally, we examine how very large and very small (fractional) values can be represented at the machine level.