Computer Science GCSE
Fixed-width storage
What Fixed-width storage means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Fixed-width storage
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A storage location with a set number of bits, so a value needing more bits than it provides cannot be held.
Topics that use Fixed-width storage
- Binary (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Arithmetic right shift
- Base 16 place value
- Logical right shift
- Range and overflow
- Two's complement representation
- Binary addition with carry
- Binary representation of data
- Carry out of the most significant bit
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