Q. How do compilers achieve greater accuracy with reciprocals when working with large dividends?

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Q. What is the purpose of the imaginary dot in an integer when representing an approximation of a real number?

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Q. How is the fractional value represented in a fixed-point representation of a real number?

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Q. Why is the last digit in each reciprocal incremented by one?

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Q. When do compilers use reciprocal in multiplication instructions?

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Q. What is modulo?

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Q. What is the most common and intuitive method for calculating the modulo of a signed 32-bit integer?

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Q. Why is the approach of using IDIV not the fastest in terms of runtime performance?

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Q. What do some compilers use in order to determine the modulo?

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Q. Why do modern 32-bit software use larger-than-32-bit integer data types?

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Q. How does the compiler perform arithmetic operations on 64-bit data types?

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Q. Do all compilers have built-in mechanisms for dealing with 64-bit data types?

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Q. How are 64-bit data types usually stored in memory?

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Q. How are 64-bit integers usually added?

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Q. What is the difference between the ADD and ADC instructions?

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Q. Which parts of the operands are added using the regular ADD instruction?

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Q. How are the upper 32 bits of the operands added?

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Q. What is the purpose of type casting in programs?

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Q. Which instruction is used to increase the size of an unsigned integer?

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Q. What happens during zero extending?

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