Binary Shifts Quiz

What does the left shift operator do to a binary number?

• Divides the number by 2 for each shift

• Multiplies the number by 2 for each shift

• Subtracts 2 from the number for each shift

• Adds 2 to the number for each shift

If we apply a left shift operation once to the binary number 1011, what will be the result?

• 10110

• 101

• 1101

• 0110

What does the right shift operator do to a binary number?

• Divides the number by 2 for each shift

• Multiplies the number by 2 for each shift

• Adds 2 to the number for each shift

• Subtracts 2 from the number for each shift

If we apply a right shift operation twice to the binary number 1001, what will be the result?

• 0010

• 0100

• 1000

• 0001

What is the result of applying a left shift operation to the binary number 1110 once?

• 11100

• 1101

• 0111

• 1100

How does a right shift operation affect the least significant bit (LSB) of a binary number?

• It becomes the most significant bit (MSB)

• It is removed from the number

• It is duplicated

• It remains unchanged

If you perform a left shift operation on the binary number 0010, how many times must you shift it to get 1000?

• 1 time

• 2 times

• 3 times

• 4 times

What is the binary result of performing a right shift operation twice on the number 1100?

• 0011

• 0110

• 0010

• 0111

In what scenario would using a left shift operator be more efficient than multiplication in programming?

• When multiplying by a number other than 2

• When multiplying by 2

• When dividing by 2

• When adding 2

What is the effect of applying a right shift operation once to the binary number 0001?

• It becomes 0000

• It becomes 0010

• It becomes 1000

• It remains 0001