CS Unplugged: Field guide: Coding - Error Control
An online resource for teaching Computer Science to students, this chapter focusses on Coding - Error Control. This chapter is about guarding against errors in data in its many different forms. Use the parity interactive and Check digit calculator to explore error control coding.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8, 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Implementation (programming), Algorithms |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI8P01
Acquire, store and validate data from a range of sources using software, including spreadsheets and databases
AC9TDI10P01
Develop techniques to acquire, store and validate data from a range of sources using software, including spreadsheets and databases |
| Keywords | Professional learning, Parity trick, Error control coding, Barcodes, Checksum |
| Organisation | University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Copyright | University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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