A control that detects transmission errors by appending calculated bits onto the end of each segment of data is
known as a:

A.
reasonableness check.

B.
parity check.

C.
redundancy check.

D.
check digits.

Explanation:
A redundancy check detects transmission errors by appending calculated bits onto the end of each segment of
data.
Incorrect answers:
A:
A reasonableness check compares data to predefined reasonability limits or occurrence rates established for
the data.
B:
A parity check is a hardware control that detects data errors when data are read from one computer to
another, from memory or during transmission.
D:
Check digits detect transposition and transcription errors.