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Explain two computational errors giving example in each case.

      

Explain two computational errors giving example in each case.

  

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gideon
i) Overflow errors. -It occurs it the results from a calculation is too large to be stared in
the allocated memory space e.g. if a byte represented using 8 bits, an overflow will occur if the
calculation gives a bit (1)00111011
ii) Truncation errors.
-When a real number have a long fractional part which is cut off e.g. 0.784968-0.984.
iii) Rounding errors. -Is as result of raising or lowering a digit in a real numbers to be required
rounded number e.g. 30.666-30.7. 13
gideon1 answered the question on September 25, 2017 at 09:17


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