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lecture “5”
1) Data integrity is the ability to detect when data has been corrupted. - True
2) The goal of data integrity is to ensure that the data received is the same as
the data sent. -True
3) Data integrity and data security are the same thing. - False
4) Error detection and error correction are the two concepts of data security. -
False
5) Error detection is the ability to correct erroneous data. - False
6) Resending data is always a good solution to fix errors. - False
7) The probability of signals being corrupted is high over long distances. -
True
8) Error correction techniques require additional bits to be sent with the data.
- True
9) Even parity involves adding an extra bit to the data. - True
10) The goal of data integrity is to ensure that the data received is the same as
the data sent. - True
11) Error correction is one of the two concepts of data integrity. - True
13) Error correction is the process of detecting data errors. - False
12) Parity checking is a simple error detection scheme that involves adding an
extra byte to the data. - False
13) The sender knows when the message has been fixed in error correction. -
False
14) Parity bit is an additional bit added to the data at the receiver before
transmitting the data. (False)
14. What is the difference between even parity and odd parity?
A. Even parity adds an extra 0 bit, while odd parity adds an extra 1 bit.
B. Even parity adds an extra 1 bit, while odd parity adds an extra 0 bit.
C. Even parity checks for even number of bits, while odd parity checks for odd
number of bits.
D. Even parity checks for odd number of bits, while odd parity checks for even
number of bits.
Answer: B
15. Which of the following is not a reason why resending may not be a good
solution for error correction?
16. What is the additional bit that is added to the data for parity checking
called?
a. The error bit
b. The check bit
c. The correction bit
d. The extra bit
Answer: D
18. Which type of parity bit is used when the data has even number of 1's?
A. Even parity
B. Odd parity
19. What is the circuit which checks the parity at the receiver called?
A. Parity generator
B. Parity checker
C. Error detector
D. Data transmitter
Answer: B
21. If the data has odd number of 1's, what will be the parity bit for odd parity?
A. 0
B. 1
C. Depends on the data.
D. None of the above
Answer: B
25. What is the circuit called that adds a parity bit to the data at the
transmitter?
a) Parity checker.
b) Error detector.
c) Parity generator.
26. What happens if the parity bits sent at the transmitter and the parity bits
received at the receiver are not equal?
a) An error is detected.
b) The data is corrected automatically.
c) The receiver requests retransmission of the data.
d) The receiver ignores the error and continues processing the data.
Answer: a
38. How is the polynomial corresponding to a bit string formed in the CRC
method?
a) By adding up all the bits in the string.
b) By multiplying all the bits in the string.
c) By dividing all the bits in the string.
d) By interpreting the bit string as a polynomial in x.
Answer: d
40. What is sent after subtracting the remainder R from M' in the CRC
method?
a) The remainder R.
b) The resulting bit strings.
c) The generator bit string G.
d) The original bit string M.
Answer: b
42. Using even parity checking, which of the following is a correct data?
a)1011 0011 0
b)1100 0110 0