Binary Shifts

• Binary left shift:

  • Performing a 1-bit left shift on 22 results in 44
  • Multiplication of the original number by 2
• Binary right shift:

  • Performing a 1-bit right shift on 20 results in 10
  • Division of the original number by 2
• Any empty spaces after binary shifts can be patched with a 0
• You can double binary numbers multiple times by shifting them right however many times you want to double the binary number by, same goes with division