Answers to Questions

Q1 (a), (b), (c), and (e)

Only local variables need to be explicitly initialized before use. Fields are assigned a default value if not explicitly initialized.

Q2 (a), (d), and (e)

When the >> operator shifts bits to the right, it fills the new bits on the left with the bit value of the left-most bit of the original bit pattern. When the >>> operator shifts bits to the right, it always fills the new bits on the left with a bit value of 0. Thus, the >> and the >>> operators perform the same operation when the left-most bit of the original bit pattern has a bit value of 0. This occurs whenever the original value is non-negative.

The result of (-1 >> 1) is –1. A bit pattern consisting of all 1s (i.e., integer -1) will not change ...

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