What’s on the Bitwise Operations poster
A 6-row table: Operator · Does · Example.
Operating on the individual bits of an integer.
- & – AND — 1 only if both are 1 — 12 & 10 = 8
- | – OR — 1 if either is 1 — 12 | 10 = 14
- ^ – XOR — 1 if exactly one is 1 — 12 ^ 10 = 6
- ~ – NOT — Flips every bit — ~12 = −13
- << – left shift — Multiply by 2 each shift — 3 << 2 = 12
- >> – right shift — Divide by 2 each shift — 12 >> 2 = 3
x & 1 tests odd. x & (x-1) clears the lowest set bit. a ^ b ^ b returns a — the basis of the XOR swap.
Questions about the Bitwise Operations poster
- What’s on the Bitwise Operations poster?
- A 6-row table: Operator · Does · Example. Operating on the individual bits of an integer. & – AND — 1 only if both are 1 — 12 & 10 = 8; | – OR — 1 if either is 1 — 12 | 10 = 14; ^ – XOR — 1 if exactly one is 1 — 12 ^ 10 = 6; ~ – NOT — Flips every bit — ~12 = −13; << – left shift — Multiply by 2 each shift — 3 << 2 = 12; >> – right shift — Divide by 2 each shift — 12 >> 2 = 3. x & 1 tests odd. x & (x-1) clears the lowest set bit. a ^ b ^ b returns a — the basis of the XOR swap.
- Who is the Bitwise Operations poster for?
- Bitwise Operations belongs to the Computing section rather than to a school year, because computing is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning foundations can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
- When should you use the Bitwise Operations poster?
- Bit manipulation is rarely needed and occasionally the only way. Know it exists. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Bitwise Operations belongs on the wall where that computing work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
- What other posters go with Bitwise Operations?
- Big-O Complexity, Binary, Hex & Decimal and Bits, Bytes & Sizes sit alongside Bitwise Operations in the Computing section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Big-O ComplexityBinary, Hex & DecimalBits, Bytes & Sizes
- Is the Bitwise Operations poster free to download and print?
- Yes. Bitwise Operations downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Computing section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
- What size does the Bitwise Operations poster print at?
- Bitwise Operations is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Bitwise Operations loses nothing.Printing guide
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