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This document contains a multiple choice test with 6 questions about sources of error in computing. Question 1 asks about the cause of truncation error, question 2-3 ask about calculating 66.666*33.333 with different number representations, question 4-5 ask about truncation error in calculations and integration, and question 6 asks about accumulated error from representing 1/10 in a 6 bit register over time. The questions cover topics like truncation error, rounding error, representation error, and accumulated error from finite precision calculations.

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Multiple-Choice Test Sources of Error: H X F H X F X F H

This document contains a multiple choice test with 6 questions about sources of error in computing. Question 1 asks about the cause of truncation error, question 2-3 ask about calculating 66.666*33.333 with different number representations, question 4-5 ask about truncation error in calculations and integration, and question 6 asks about accumulated error from representing 1/10 in a 6 bit register over time. The questions cover topics like truncation error, rounding error, representation error, and accumulated error from finite precision calculations.

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Multiple-Choice Test

Chapter 01.03
Sources of Error
1. Truncation error is caused by approximating
(A) irrational numbers
(B) fractions
(C) rational numbers
(D) exact mathematical procedures

2. A computer that represents only 4 significant digits with chopping would calculate
66.666*33.333 as
(A) 2220
(B) 2221
(C) 2221.17778
(D) 2222

3. A computer that represents only 4 significant digits with rounding would calculate
66.666*33.333 as
(A) 2220
(B) 2221
(C) 2221.17778
(D) 2222

4. The truncation error in calculating f ′(2 ) for f (x ) = x 2 by


f (x + h ) − f (x )
f ′( x ) ≈
h
with h = 0.2 is
(A) -0.2
(B) 0.2
(C) 4.0
(D) 4.2
9

∫ x dx
3
5. The truncation error in finding using LRAM (left end point Riemann
−3

approximation) with equally portioned points − 3 < 0 < 3 < 6 < 9 is


(A) 648
(B) 756
(C) 972
(D) 1620

01.03.1
01.03.2 Chapter 01.03

6. The number 1/10 is registered in a fixed 6 bit-register with all bits used for the
fractional part. The difference gets accumulated every 1/10th of a second for one day.
The magnitude of the accumulated difference is
(A) 0.082
(B) 135
(C) 270
(D) 5400

For a complete solution, refer to the links at the end of the book.

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