Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Data Transmission (Section 4 - No. 39)
Which error-detection method is best suited for identifying burst errors (multiple bits corrupted)?
Parity check
Checksum
Echo check
None of the above
Explicaţie
Checksums and Cyclic Redundancy Checks (CRCs) are generally more effective at detecting burst errors than simple parity checks.