Chapter 10: Error detection and Correction

1. What is the primary purpose of error detection and correction techniques in communication
systems?
a) To increase data transfer speed
b) To ensure the accuracy and integrity of transmitted data
c) To reduce the cost of communication equipment
d) To decrease network latency

2. Which of the following is NOT a common error detection technique used in digital
communication?
a) Parity checking
b) Checksums
c) Hash functions
d) Cyclic redundancy checks (CRCs)

3. How does parity checking work in error detection?

a) By calculating a checksum value
b) By adding an extra bit to make the total number of 1s even or odd
c) By using Hamming codes
d) By requesting retransmission of corrupted packets

4. What is a checksum used for in error detection?

a) To calculate data transfer speed
b) To identify the bit in error
c) To detect errors by summing up data bytes
d) To request retransmission of corrupted packets

5. Which error correction technique uses extra bits to allow for the detection and correction of
errors?
a) Parity checking
b) Checksums
c) Hamming codes
d) CRCs
6 - 8. Assume that the probability that a bit in a data unit is corrupted during trans-
mission is p. Find the probability that x number of bits are corrupted in an n-
bit data unit for each of the following cases.
a) n = 8, x = 1, p = 0.2

b) n = 16, x = 3, p = 0.3

c) n = 32, x = 10, p = 0.4

9 - 10. What is the maximum effect of a 2-ms burst of noise on data transmitted at the
following rates?
a) 1500 bps
=1500(2*10^-3) = 3 bits effected
b) 12 kbps
= 12*10^3(2*10^-3) = 24 bits effected