The examination and changing of single bits or small groups of his within a word is called

A. Bit

B. Byte

C. Bit manipulation

D. Bit slice

E. None of the above

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Bit manipulation : Bit manipulation is the act of algorithmically manipulating bits or other pieces of data shorter than a word. Computer programming tasks that require bit manipulation include low-level device control, error detection and correction algorithms, data compression, encryption algorithms, and optimization.