Explain what is Bitwise operation?

Technology CommunityCategory: Bit ManipulationExplain what is Bitwise operation?
VietMX Staff asked 3 years ago

Bitwise operators are used for manipulating a data at the bit level, also called as bit level programming. It is a fast and simple action, directly supported by the processor, and is used to manipulate values for comparisons and calculations.

On simple low-cost processors, typically, bitwise operations are substantially faster than division, several times faster than multiplication, and sometimes significantly faster than addition.