Crossword Puzzle Of The Week #28 (Bit manipulation)

In this issue of Crossword Puzzle of the Week, we will dive into the topic of Bit Manipulation. The solution to the crossword puzzle is provided at the end.

Crossword #28

HINTS:

DOWN:

1. The digit Zero (0) is known as —–bit in terms of computer.
3. Updating a bit with a value 0 to 1 or updating a bit with a value 1 to 0 is called—-bits.
5. The bitwise Not Operator takes a single value and returns one’s _______.
8. A ______ is a table that shows all possible combinations of inputs and outputs for a logic gate.
10. The bitwise _____operator is denoted using a single ampersand symbol, i.e. &. The & operator takes two equal-length bit patterns as parameters

ACROSS:

2. Every time we _____ a number towards the left by 1 bit it multiplies that number by 2.
4.  The result of AND is 1 only if both _____ are 1.  
6. The result of ___ is 0 only if both bits are 0.  
7. A —- bit is a check bit, which is added to a block of data for error detection purposes.
9. Bitwise algorithms are often used to manipulate _____ data in machine-level programming languages, such as Assembly.

Solution for Crossword Puzzle #28:

Crossword #28

ANSWERS:

DOWN:

1. UNSET
3. FLIP
5. COMPLEMENT
8. TRUTHTABLE
10. AND

ACROSS:

2. SHIFT
4. BITS
6. OR
7. PARITY
9. BINARY