Can you answer this problem in a simple way?
Question: In storing number in a string of 16 bits, the first bit is used for the sign of the number, and the next 5 bits store the exponent plus the bias, and the remaining 10 bits store the mantissa. The bias is 15.
Problem: What is the smallest exponent that can be stored using this 16 bit standard?
Answer this question find the smallest exponent that can be stored and show each and every step with example.