Question

Using bitwise operations, we want to invert bit positions 5 and 6 while leaving all the other bit positions alone. In the space below, enter the bitwise operation (AND, OR, or XOR) to do this. Type the correct answer as "AND", "OR", or "XOR" without the quotation marks in this space. In the space below, enter the correct 8-bit mask to perform this operation. Use the figure below to identify the bit positions for your answer. For the autograder to work, please enter your answer as an eight bit binary value. Do not add any punctuation, spaces, or other identifiers.

Answer 1

The XOR operation is used to invert specific bit positions while leaving others unchanged.

Step-by-step explanation:

The bitwise operation to invert bit positions 5 and 6 while leaving all the other bit positions alone is the XOR (exclusive OR) operation. XOR performs a bitwise comparison between two binary values, resulting in a 1 if the corresponding bits are different, and a 0 if they are the same.

The 8-bit mask for this operation would be 00110000 in binary. This mask has 1s in the 5th and 6th positions, and 0s in all other positions. When XORed with the original binary value, it will flip the bits in positions 5 and 6, while leaving the other bits unchanged.