Q. Parity bit is added for the purpose:

A
Coding
B
Indexing
C
Error detection
D
Controlling
Solution:
  • Parity bit. A parity bit, or check bit, is a bit added to a string of binary code to ensure that the total number of 1-bits in the string is even or odd.
  • Parity bits are used as the simplest form of error detecting code.
  • In the case of odd parity, the coding is reversed.
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