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The arithmetic shift operations in computers are more efficient than the equivalent division or multiplication operations for powers of
.
When performing a logical shift to the left, the most significant bit is moved out and the least significant bit is filled with a
.
Carry Bit
Binary arithmetic
When performing arithmetic operations in binary, it is important to consider the potential for overflow or
.
Machine precision
Floating point
In an arithmetic left shift, the value of the number is effectively multiplied by
for each shift operation.
Arithmetic right shift is a division operation that effectively divides the number by
for each shift.
What is binary shifting in computer science?
What is the purpose of an arithmetic left shift?
What happens if a logical left shift operation causes the most significant bit to be lost?
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.
Binary underflow
What does overflow mean in the context of binary shifts?
Arithmetic Shift
What happens when a left shift operation causes overflow?
Which bitwise operator is used for left shift operations?
Binary Shifts
In a logical shift, the vacant positions are usually filled with
.
