Please bear with my ignorance on this subject but i have to learn sometime. so i guess the time has come.
Can you please answer these questions which might be flimsy/funny to most of you.
1. in some posts
is represented in binary as 0001 but in some they are represented as 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001. what is the difference? when do you represent one or the other
2. is it really worth investing time in understanding how bit shift operators work and where do you use them in real time. I develop webappplications in the healthcare vertical using
struts(jsp/servlets)/spring/hibernate/(and/or)
ejb but i've never come across having to use bit shift operators and it gives me goose bumps as for me i feel it doesnt add value since i wouldnt have to ever use while developing applications.
3. but since i decided to take a
java certification (starting with 1.4) i probably need to know how these operators work.. can somebody tell me how many questions one might have to solve on bit shift operators in the real exam?
thanks for reading thru my questions. i truly appreciate your patience.