What is the range of values that a short can represent?

a. 0 to 256

b. - 127 to 128

c. Math. pow (-2.0,15.0) to (Math. pow (2.0,15.0) - 1)

d. 0 to Math. pow (2.0,16.0)

c. Math. pow (-2.0,15.0) to (Math. pow (2.0,15.0) - 1).

Explanation:

short represents a 16-bit signed integer. short is used to save memory because it occupies less space than integers where integers occupy 4 bytes short occupies 2 bytes.

Since it is signed so first bit is used to represent the sign if 0 then positive and 1 then the integer is negative. We are left with 15 bits.

So the range is - 2¹⁵ to 2¹⁵-1.

Hence the answer is option c.