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IGCSE Computer Science 0478 — 2.2 Methods of Error Detection

How systems check that data arrived intact.

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Years 5–6 Digital Systems Crossword: Data and networks (Modules 21–30) 10 clues · Data transmission, Wired transmission, Wireless transmission, Bluetooth for short-range transfer and more
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Years 5–6 Digital Systems Word Search: Data and networks and Accounts, passphrases and security (Modules 21–52) 20 words to find · Data transmission, Wired transmission, Wireless transmission, Bluetooth for short-range transfer and more
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VCE Software Development U4O1 Crossword: Code repositories, APIs, libraries and AI assistants to Beta testing (Modules 125–171) 10 clues · Keeping API keys secure, Validation versus verification, Alpha testing, Commenting out code to isolate a bug and more
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VCE Software Development U4O1 Word Search: Code repositories, APIs, libraries and AI assistants to Beta testing (Modules 115–171) 22 words to find · Branches and merging, What a library is: standard vs third-party, Random numbers with import random, The math module and more
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Crossword: 1.1 Number Systems (Modules 18–27) 10 clues · Converting hexadecimal to binary using nibbles, Why hexadecimal is used instead of binary, Where hexadecimal is used in computer science, Binary addition rules and more
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Crossword: 1.1 Number Systems and 1.2 Text, Sound and Images (Modules 28–41) 10 clues · Why two's complement is used, The sign bit worth -128, Range of 8-bit two's complement, Converting 8-bit two's complement to denary and more
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Crossword: 2.1 Data Transmission Types and Methods (Modules 110–120) 10 clues · The three parts of a packet, Packet header, Destination address in a packet header, Originator's address in a packet header and more
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Crossword: 2.1 Data Transmission Types and Methods and 2.2 Methods of Error Detection (Modules 142–154) 10 clues · Drawbacks of USB, Evaluating USB for a given use, Why data is checked after transmission, Interference as the cause of transmission errors and more
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Crossword: 2.2 Methods of Error Detection (Modules 155–164) 10 clues · Even parity, Odd parity, Working out the parity bit for a byte, Checking a received byte for a parity error and more
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Crossword: 2.2 Methods of Error Detection (Modules 168–178) 10 clues · Checksum, Calculating a checksum, Checking a checksum at the receiver, What a checksum can and cannot detect and more
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Crossword: 2.2 Methods of Error Detection (Modules 179–188) 10 clues · Bar code check digit, Checking a number with its check digit on entry, What a check digit cannot detect, Automatic repeat query (ARQ) and more
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Crossword: 2.2 Methods of Error Detection and 2.3 Encryption (Modules 189–203) 10 clues · Choosing an error detection method for a scenario, Interception of data on a network, Plaintext, Ciphertext and more
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Word Search: 1.1 Number Systems (Modules 3–27) 22 words to find · Number bases: denary, binary and hexadecimal, Denary place values, 16-bit binary place values, Converting 16-bit binary to denary and more
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Word Search: 1.1 Number Systems to 1.3 Data Storage and Compression (Modules 28–58) 20 words to find · Why two's complement is used, The sign bit worth -128, Range of 8-bit two's complement, Converting 8-bit two's complement to denary and more
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Word Search: 1.3 Data Storage and Compression and 2.1 Data Transmission Types and Methods (Modules 86–120) 21 words to find · Why compression is needed: less storage space, Why compression is needed: less bandwidth, Why compression is needed: shorter transmission time, Lossy compression permanently removes data and more
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Word Search: 2.1 Data Transmission Types and Methods and 2.2 Methods of Error Detection (Modules 142–164) 21 words to find · Drawbacks of USB, Evaluating USB for a given use, Why data is checked after transmission, Interference as the cause of transmission errors and more
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Word Search: 2.2 Methods of Error Detection (Modules 168–188) 21 words to find · Checksum, Calculating a checksum, Checking a checksum at the receiver, What a checksum can and cannot detect and more
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Word Search: 2.2 Methods of Error Detection to 3.1 Computer Architecture (Modules 189–217) 20 words to find · Choosing an error detection method for a scenario, Interception of data on a network, Plaintext, Ciphertext and more

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