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πŸ“ Error Detection in Block Coding

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Practice MCQs for Error Detection in Block Coding. Test your knowledge with carefully crafted questions across easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels.

πŸ”„ Last updated: 2026-07-31

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Easy Questions
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Medium Questions
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Hard Questions

πŸ“ Sample Questions

Q1. Given dataword \(01\) is encoded as codeword \(011\), if a single‑bit error flips the second bit, which of the following codewords would the receiver detect as erroneous?

πŸ”Ή A. 11
πŸ”Ή B. 1
πŸ”Ή C. 10
πŸ”Ή D. 111

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: easy | βœ… Correct: B

Q2. If a transmitted codeword \(011\) suffers a burst error affecting the last two bits, which of the following received words could still pass the parity check?

πŸ”Ή A. 1
πŸ”Ή B. 10
πŸ”Ή C. 111
πŸ”Ή D. 100

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: medium | βœ… Correct: D

Q3. When a code with minimum Hamming distance \(d_{\min}=3\) is used, what is the maximum number of detectable errors?

πŸ”Ή A. 1
πŸ”Ή B. 2
πŸ”Ή C. 3
πŸ”Ή D. 4

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: hard | βœ… Correct: B

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πŸ”— Related Topics

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