Question
What is the BER if four errors occur in the transmission of 50,000 bits?
Group of answer choices
8 x 10-5
8 x 10-4
8 x 10-6
8 x 10-3
Group of answer choices
8 x 10-5
8 x 10-4
8 x 10-6
8 x 10-3
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To calculate the Bit Error Rate (BER), you can use the formula:
\[
\text{BER} = \frac{\text{Number of Errors}}{\text{Total Number of Bits}}
\]
In this case, you have 4 errors in the transmission of 50,000 bits. Plugging in the numbers:
\[
\text{BER} = \frac{4}{50,000} = 0.00008
\]
To express this in scientific notation:
\[
0.00008 = 8 \times 10^{-5}
\]
Therefore, the Bit Error Rate (BER) is **8 x 10^-5**.
The correct choice is:
**8 x 10-5**
\[
\text{BER} = \frac{\text{Number of Errors}}{\text{Total Number of Bits}}
\]
In this case, you have 4 errors in the transmission of 50,000 bits. Plugging in the numbers:
\[
\text{BER} = \frac{4}{50,000} = 0.00008
\]
To express this in scientific notation:
\[
0.00008 = 8 \times 10^{-5}
\]
Therefore, the Bit Error Rate (BER) is **8 x 10^-5**.
The correct choice is:
**8 x 10-5**