Float vs Integer Buff

[wilhelmg]

Hi,
I'd just like to know the difference between the Float Buff and the Integer Buff;
What do they do and how are they a measure of performance.
I have searched all over the net and news groups with no clear answer.
I'd really appreciate an answer.

Thank you very much for your time.

 

[bum_jcrules]

Are you talking about a "Floating Point Buffer" and an "Integer Buffer?"

I am not a programer nor an EE. All I know is that they are both buffers used in manipulating data.

A cpu can use different formats of numerical data. <A HREF="http://www.research.microsoft.com/~hollasch/cgindex/coding/ieeefloat.html" target="_new">Here is the ANSI/IEEE 754 Standard Floating Point Numbers</A> Floating Point, Integer, and packed-decimal data types each have a unique ecoding that can represent an indefinate value.


<A HREF="http://www.cs.rug.nl/~cosmin/tip/html/classImage.html" target="_new">Here is a reference to help you see Floating and Integer Image Coding</A>


Sorry that I cannot help much past this. Maybe someone else can chime in to help.





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