Quiz submission record for quiz3-2-1 at Wed Jul  7 10:56:18 2004:

Your Answer for Question 1:
malicious code could be slipped into memory and disguised as non-executable data. This is possible because machine instructions are just data words loaded into memory data. 

Your Answer for Question 2:
a subnormal is a number smaller than the smallest number that can be represented with the given system. Subnormal numbers are truncated to zero can can become a problem if subsequently a divisiono operation is done on them.

Your Answer for Question 3:
0.5 is represented with an extra significant figure compared to 1.0, because the lack of a guard digit. Doing this increases the accuracy of the operation and reduces the possiblity of rounding error.

Your Answer for Question 4:
Adhearing to the standard will ensure intercompatiblityh between different computer systems, and more importantly, with exisiting data. However, the standard poses many technical challenges, and is somewhat obsolete given the huge improvements in computer science over the past several decades


Your unique submission ID is quiz3-2-1-cs61c-ay-1089222978-1112.