Error Detection and Correction Techniques Quiz

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What is the primary purpose of error detection in communication channels?

  • To introduce errors during transmission
  • To enable reconstruction of the original data
  • To formalize and expand the transmission process
  • To detect errors caused by noise or impairments (correct)

What does error correction enable in the context of communication channels?

  • Detection of errors and reconstruction of original data (correct)
  • Introducing errors in the transmission process
  • Formalizing the reproduction of the text
  • Expanding the Numerical Masorah

In classical antiquity, how were copyists of the Hebrew Bible paid for their work?

  • Based on the accuracy of reproducing the sacred text
  • By introducing channel noise during transmission
  • By detecting errors and reconstructing the original data
  • According to the number of stichs (lines of verse) (correct)

What did Jewish scribes create between the 7th and 10th centuries CE to ensure accurate reproduction of the sacred text?

<p>Numerical Masorah for formalizing reproduction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the original purpose of counting letters by Hebrew Bible copyists during classical antiquity?

<p>To ensure accuracy in the transmission of the text (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of error detection in communication channels?

<p>To detect errors caused by noise or other impairments during transmission (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of error correction in communication channels?

<p>To reconstruct the original, error-free data (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do error detection techniques allow in the context of communication channels?

<p>Detect errors caused by noise or other impairments during transmission (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the original purpose of counting letters by Hebrew Bible copyists during classical antiquity?

<p>To estimate the amount of work for copyists (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Jewish scribes create between the 7th and 10th centuries CE to ensure accurate reproduction of the sacred text?

<p>Numerical Masorah (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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