Binary Shift

What does binary shifting to the left by 1 achieve?

• Multiplication by 2

• Division by 2

• Multiplication by 4

• Division by 4

A binary left shift will ______ the number

• Multiply

• Divide

A right binary shift will divide the number

• True

• False

What does binary shifting to the left by 2 achieve?

• Multiplication by 2

• Division by 2

• Multiplication by 4

• Division by 4

A binary right shift will ______ the number

• Multiply

• Divide

To multiply your number you must use a ______ shift

• Left

• Right

• Right and Left

To divide your number you must use a ______ shift

• Left

• Right

• Right and Left

Shift 01101000 to 3 places to the right

• 00110100

• 00001101

• 00011010

Shift 00110111 2 places to the left

• 11011100

• 00001101

• 01101110

When would you be using a binary shift?

• Multiplication and Division

• Multiplication and Division (powers of 2)

• Addition and Subtraction

• Addition and Multiplication (powers of 2)