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What happens when an arithmetic left shift causes an overflow?
During an arithmetic right shift, the sign bit is shifted to the right, but the other bits are filled with the original
of the sign bit.
Machine precision
Which bitwise operator is used for left shift operations?
Arithmetic right shift is performed on signed numbers where the leftmost bit represents the
of the number.
Logical shifts are often used in computer programming to manipulate
numbers.
What is the purpose of an arithmetic left shift?
In arithmetic left shift, the bits that are shifted out are lost and the spaces at the right end are filled with
.
What is an overflow error in binary arithmetic?
In a logical shift to the right, the most significant bit is filled with a copy of the original bit rather than a
.
Arithmetic shifts are commonly used in programming languages to perform multiplication and division by powers of
.
What does the term 'signed overflow' refer to in binary arithmetic?
Arithmetic right shift is a division operation that effectively divides the number by
for each shift.
When performing a logical shift to the left, the most significant bit is moved out and the least significant bit is filled with a
.
What is overflow in binary addition?
What happens if a logical left shift operation causes the most significant bit to be lost?
Carry Bit
In binary shifting, what happens to the value of a binary number when it is shifted to the right by 1 bit?
Shift Amount
Right shifts can be used to quickly divide an integer by 2 or a power of
, without having to actually perform a division operation.
