An Extra Character Added to a Numeric Code as a Device

question 146

Multiple Choice

An extra character added to a numeric code as a device to test the accuracy of data entered into a computer system is called a:

• A) control digit
• B) check digit
• C) mnemonic digit
• D) significant digit

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Definitions:

Crisis

A critical or crucial stage or situation whose outcome will have a significantly positive or negative impact on an individual or group.

Palliative Care

Type of health care that focuses on symptom and pain relief and providing a supportive environment for critically ill or dying patients.

End of Life

Issues and considerations surrounding the final phase of life, including palliative care, ethical decisions, and the rights of the dying.

Comfortable

A state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint; the provision of a pleasant level of comfort and satisfaction.