Ch 6 · Logical Binary Shifts · Theory

Topic 6 of 14 in Data Representation — How Computers Store Everything as Numbers — 1 lesson.

Shifting Left and Right

A logical shift slides every bit left or right, filling the empty end with 0s.

All topics in Theory Data-representation

1. Why Computers Use Binary
2. Counting in Binary
3. Hexadecimal — Shorthand for Binary
4. Binary Addition & Overflow
5. Negative Numbers — Two's Complement
6. Logical Binary Shifts
7. Representing Text
8. Representing Images
9. Representing Sound
10. Storage Units & Compression
11. Floating-Point Numbers (A Level)
12. More Number Representations
13. File Organisation & Access (A Level)
14. Check Your Understanding