Binary Shifts Checkpoint

Why do we use binary shifts? Tick as many as appropriate

• To perform multiplication on binary numbers

• To perform division on binary numbers

• To perform subtraction on binary numbers

• To perform addition on binary numbers

State the effect of a left shift on a binary number.

• It will multiply the binary number

• It will divide the binary number

State the effect of a right shift on a binary number.

• It will multiply the binary number

• It will divide the binary number

Perform a right shift of 3 places on the following binary number: 00011001

Perform a left shift of 2 places on the following binary number: 00011001

State the effect of a left shift of 4 places

• It will divide the number by 4

• It will multiply the number by 4

• It will divide the number by 16

• It will multiply the number by 16

• It will multiply the number by 8

State the effect of a right shift of 6 places

• It will divide the number by 12

• It will multiply the number by 12

• It will divide the number by 6

• It will multiply the number by 6

• It will divide the number by 64

Perform a left shift of 2 places on the following binary number: 11011001

Perform a left shift of 1 place on the following binary number: 11111111. Write your answer as 1 byte

What error will take place if you perform a left shift of 1 place on the following binary number? 11111111