Question: What is the range of values that can be assigned to a variable of type short?

Question: What is the range of values that can be assigned to a variable of type short?

A. It depends on the underlying hardware.

B. 0 through 2¹⁶-1

C. 0 through 2³²-1

D. -2¹⁵15 through 2¹⁵-1

E. -2³¹ through 2³¹-1.

Answer:D is correct. The range for a 16-bit short is -2¹⁵ through 2¹⁵-1. This range is part of the Java specification, regardless of the underlying hardware.

 

 

 

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