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📝 Block Coding in Data Link Layer

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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-31

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Q1. In block coding, what symbol represents the total length of a codeword after adding redundant bits?

🔹 A. \( n \)
🔹 B. \( k \)
🔹 C. \( r \)
🔹 D. \( k + r \)

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: A

Q2. Which statement best compares block coding to convolution coding in terms of implementation complexity?

🔹 A. Both have identical complexity
🔹 B. Block coding is generally simpler to implement than convolution coding
🔹 C. Convolution coding requires fewer redundant bits
🔹 D. Block coding cannot be used for error detection

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: B

Q3. A transmitted codeword is altered by flipping exactly two bits, and the resulting word is still a valid codeword. What does this reveal about the minimum Hamming distance \( d_{\min} \) of the code?

🔹 A. \( d_{\min} \ge 3 \)
🔹 B. \( d_{\min} = 2 \)
🔹 C. \( d_{\min} = 1 \)
🔹 D. Cannot be determined from the information

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: B

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🔗 Related Topics

📝 Types of Errors in Data Link Layer📝 Redundancy error detecting and correcting📝 Error Detection versus Correction in Data Link Layer📝 Redundancy hrough Coding📝 Error Detection in Block Coding
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