When 2 or more bits in a data unit has been changed during the transmission, the error is called___________________?
Correct answer: B. burst error
- A. random error
- B. burst error
- C. inverted error
- D. none of these
Explanation
A burst error occurs when two or more bits in a data unit are altered, whether or not the changed bits are adjacent. A single isolated bit change is called a random or single-bit error.
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