
('_32a' means first 32 bits of hash ( memcpy(hash32, hash, 4) ), '_lo32b' means low 32 bits of hash ( (uint32_t)hash64 ) (polynomials taken from wikipedia) | hash | collisions | polynomial | The results I got are somewhat characteristic: After optimization it gives (n*(n-1)/2) comparisons. I also used lowercased, capitalized and first-letter capitalized words. I used my author's program that hashes all entries and compares these hashes with each other. Inspired by this topic I created my own test and checked collisions in English dictionary ( from here, note there are two repetitions: "OUTSOURCING", "OUTSOURCINGS"). I immediately wanted to ask "Since when 'niceness' is a criterion to choose one algorithm (here - polynomial) over the other?". Only one post on Intel's forum where the guy from Intel says it's been chosen because "this polynomial has nice mathematical properties". So I started to search a bit more and found nothing really. I know they use different polynomial but that alone doesn't explain that.
#CRC VS CHECKSUM HOW TO#
(8)When objective is to ensure that a transaction must either fully happen, or not happens at all, answer should be atomicity.I read that CRC32C (alias Castagnoli) is better than CRC32 (sometimes referred as CRC32B) in detecting errors but what that exactly means and how to check it didn't mention.

(7)When objective is to correct (detect & correct) transmission error, answer should be Forward Error Control (FEC). (iii)If CRC and Checksum both are not there in option then preference to be given to Parity Bits. (ii)If CRC is not there as option then preference to be given to Checksum

(3), (4) and (5), first preferences to be given as follow: (5)When objective is to ensure integrity, answer should be parity bits or checksum (higher version of parity bit) or CRC (higher version of checksum). (4)When objective is to ensure completeness, answer should be parity bits or checksum (higher version of parity bit) or CRC (higher version of checksum). (3)When objective is to identify transmission error, answer should be parity bits or checksum (higher version of parity bit) or CRC (higher version of checksum). (2)When objective is to ensure accuracy, answer should be check digit. (1)When objective is to identify transcription and transposition error, answer should be check digit. If an error or interruption occurs, all changes made upto that points are backed out. The principle of atomicity requires that a transaction be completed in its entirety or not at all. That is, the transaction must either fully happen, or not happens at all. FEC provides the receiver with the ability to correct errors.Ītomicity is a feature of databases systems where a transaction must be all-or-nothing. More advanced version of checksums by increasing the complexity of the arithmetic. 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.Ĭhecksums are exactly same as parity but able to identify complex errors also by increasing the complexity of the arithmetic.Ĭyclic Redundancy Checksums (CRC)/Redundancy Checksums: Parity bits are used to check for completeness of data transmissions. This parity is verified by receiving computer to ensure data completeness and data integrity during transmission. Generally the parity bit is 1 if the number of 1 bits is odd and 0 if the sum of the 1 bits is even.

This bit simply says whether the number of 1 bits is odd or even. The parity method of error detection is quite simple and simply requires adding an extra bit on the data. To calculate the check digit, take the remainder of (53 / 10), and if not 0, subtract from 10. The last digit is the check digit “7”, and if the other numbers are correct then the check digit calculation must produce 7.Īdd the odd number digits: 6+0+0+2+1+5 = 14.Īdd the even number digits: 3+0+0+4+4 = 11.Īdd the two results together: 42 + 11 = 53.

This helps in avoiding transposition and transcription errors.Ĭheck digit is used by bank to ensure the correctness of bank account numbers assigned to customers, thereby helping to avoid transposition and transcription errors.įor instance, a bank account number is “630000241457”. A check digit is a mathematically calculated value that is added to data to ensure that the original data have not been altered.
