Which term denotes a decimal value that uses floating-point representation?

• A. Decimal
• B. Integer
• C. Floating Point
• D. String

Answer: (C)

Floating-point representation describes how computers store real numbers that include a fractional part. It uses a mantissa and an exponent so the decimal portion can move, enabling representation of very large or very small numbers with limited precision. This term is used specifically for numbers with fractions stored in a way that allows a wide range of values, rather than fixed-point or integer storage. The other labels refer to different concepts: a plain decimal value can simply be a literal written in base ten; an integer has no fractional part; a string is text. So the term that denotes a decimal value using floating-point storage is floating point.