Coding theory is the study of encoding information into different symbols. When someone uses a code in an attempt to make a message that only certain other people can read, this becomes cryptography. ...Coding theory is the study of encoding information into different symbols. When someone uses a code in an attempt to make a message that only certain other people can read, this becomes cryptography. In coding theory, we ignore the question of who has access to the code and how secret it may be. Instead, one of the primary concerns becomes our ability to detect and correct errors in the code.
This page outlines data encoding for transmission, emphasizing error detection and correction due to potential noise interference. It introduces the concept of distance between binary strings to diffe...This page outlines data encoding for transmission, emphasizing error detection and correction due to potential noise interference. It introduces the concept of distance between binary strings to differentiate messages and suggests considerations for designing error-correcting codes to manage single-bit errors.
