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COMPUTER SOFTWARE APPLICATION - CITS

3 Examples:
• System.out.println(10 >> 2);
• Right shift the binary representation of 10 by 2 positions.
• 10 in binary is 1010. After right shifting by 2, it becomes 10, which is 2 in decimal.
• Output: 2
• System.out.println(20 >> 2);
• Right shift the binary representation of 20 by 2 positions.
• After right shifting by 2, 20 becomes 5 in decimal.
• Output: 5
• System.out.println(20 >> 3);
• Right shift the binary representation of 20 by 3 positions.
• After right shifting by 3, 20 becomes 2 in decimal.
• Output: 2
Output:

TASK 8: Java Shift Operator Example: >>vs>>>
public class OperatorExample8{
public static void main(String args[]){

//For positive number, >> and >>> works same
System.out.println(20>>2);
System.out.println(20>>>2);
//For negative number, >>> changes parity bit (MSB) to 0

System.out.println(-20>>2);
System.out.println(-20>>>2);
}}
Explanation:
1 Right Shift Operator (>>):

• The right shift operator (>>) shifts the bits of a binary number to the right by a specified number of positions.
• For positive numbers, the vacant leftmost positions are filled with the sign bit (MSB, Most Significant Bit).
2 Unsigned Right Shift Operator (>>>):
• The unsigned right shift operator (>>>) also shifts the bits to the right, but it fills the vacant leftmost positions
with zeros, irrespective of the sign bit.
• It treats the number as if it were an unsigned quantity.

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