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An error detection technique that tests the integrity of digital data in the computer. Parity checking adds an extra parity cell to each 8-bit byte of memory, thus ...

Just like we measure day-to-day things like time in seconds, mass in kilograms, and height in meters; computer memory and disc space are measured based on bytes. You would have probably come across ...

To ensure data integrity, it's wise to frequently calculate file checksums. The C program in Listing 1 calculates the checksum of a file using a 16-bit CRC (cyclic redundancy check). The program ...