Multiple choice

Shift of a register by one bit to left in binary code is equivalent to

  1. addition of 2

  2. exponent of 2

  3. multiplication of 2

  4. subtraction of 2

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Shifting a binary number one bit to the left is equivalent to multiplying the number by 2. For example, 0011 (3) shifted left becomes 0110 (6).