Shift operators

shift.c

#include "stdio.h"

int main()
{
	int x, z, y = 2, a = 3, r;

	x = y << 2;  //Binary operation.  Bits are shifted two places to the left (001 becomes 100).  This evalutes to 8

	printf("%d \n \n", x);

	z = a << 2;  //Binary operation.  a starts as 011 and bits are shifted two spaces to the left.  a becomes 1100 (12)

	printf("%d \n \n", z);

	r = z >> 2;  //Binary operation.  r shifts z to spaces right.  r is 3.

	printf("%d \n \n", r);
}