bitwiseOperations.c

//Description: This program performs a few bitwise operations
// bitwise and = &
// bitwise or = | 
// bitwise xor = ^

//library
#include <stdio.h>

int main(){
	
	//variables to do the bitwise operations on
	int x = 13; // 13 = 1101 in binary
	int y = 27; // 27 = 11011 in binary
	int z = 10; // 10 = 1010 in binary
	
	/*
	   Exclusive OR AKA XOR
	      x = 13 = 01101
	  xor y = 27 = 11011
	  ------------------
	               1 0 1 1 0 = 2^4 + 2^2 + 2^1 = 16 + 4 + 2 = 22
	    
	*/
	
	printf("XOR x^y = %d \n", x^y);
	
	/*
	   Bitwise AND 
	      x = 13 = 1101
	  and z = 10 = 1010
	  -----------------
	               1 0 0 0 = 2^3 = 8
	   
	*/
	
	printf("AND x&z = %d \n", x&z);
	/*
	   Bitwise OR
	     y = 27 = 11011
	  or z = 10 = 01010
	  -----------------
	               1 1 0 1 1 = 2^4 + 2^3 + 2^1 + 2^0 = 16 + 8 + 2 + 1 = 27
	*/
	
	printf("OR  y|z = %d \n", y|z);
	
	return 0;
}