The right sequence of suboperations that are performed in an arithmetic pipeline (floating-point addition) is
A. Align the mantissas
B. Add or subtract the mantissas
C. Normalize the result
D. Compare the exponents
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Correct answer: A. D, A, B, C
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The four segments of a floating-point adder pipeline are: compare exponents, align mantissas, add/subtract mantissas, normalise the result.More Computer System Architecture questions
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