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    Validation and Verification

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    Validation ensures entered data is error-free before processing by checking for things like: - Data being within expected ranges - Reasonableness of values - Correct data types - Consistency between related fields - Required fields being filled - Appropriate field lengths - Accurate check digits or parity Verification then double checks for errors after processing through methods like double entry or proofreading.

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    Validation ensures entered data is error-free before processing by checking for things like: - Data being within expected ranges - Reasonableness of values - Correct data types - Consistency between related fields - Required fields being filled - Appropriate field lengths - Accurate check digits or parity Verification then double checks for errors after processing through methods like double entry or proofreading.

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    Validation ensures entered data is error-free before processing by checking for things like: - Data being within expected ranges - Reasonableness of values - Correct data types - Consistency between related fields - Required fields being filled - Appropriate field lengths - Accurate check digits or parity Verification then double checks for errors after processing through methods like double entry or proofreading.

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    Validation and Verification

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    Djohn Smith
    Validation ensures entered data is error-free before processing by checking for things like: - Data being within expected ranges - Reasonableness of values - Correct data types - Consistency between related fields - Required fields being filled - Appropriate field lengths - Accurate check digits or parity Verification then double checks for errors after processing through methods like double entry or proofreading.

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    Validation and

    Verification
    Validation

     Validation is the process of checking your data for errors before processing
    is done.
    Types of validation checks

     Types of validation checks include:


    1. range checks
    2. reasonableness checks
    3. data type checks
    4. consistency checks
    5. presence checks
    6. length checks
    7. check digits
    8. parity checks
    Range Check

     This ensures that numbers entered falls within a certain range.


     Example:
     hours in a given day cannot exceed 24 hours
     Percentage score on a test cannot exceed 100
    Reasonableness Check

     Reasonableness check ensures that the data entered is realistic.


     Example:
     Ensure that zeros are not entered by mistake as an employee salary
    Data Type Checks

     Data type check ensures that the characters entered are of the correct data
    type.
     Example:
     Letters will not be accepted in a field defined to store numbers.
    Consistency Checks

     Consistency checks makes a comparison between the data currently entered


    and data previously entered. This prevents false or dishonest data from being
    entered.
     Example:
     The age of the person entered has to match the date of birth entered in a separate
    field.
    Presence Check
     Presence check ensures that data that is
    required/mandatory is actually entered.
     Example:
     When signing up for an email account, your
    name, date of birth, etc. is required to complete
    the process.
    Length Checks

     This check is used to decide if the data entered has the correct amount of
    characters or digits. It ensures that the amount characters or digits entered
    isn’t shorter or longer than the prescribed length.
     Example a phone number must have a certain amount of digits:
     1 (867) 000-0000
    Check Digits
     Check digit is used to ensure that a range of numbers has been entered in
    correct sequence. The check digit is the final number in the sequence. The
    computer will carry out the check by generating a check digit for the numbers
    entered, using an algorithm. It will then compare the answer received to the
    check digit entered. If there is a match, the data is entered correctly.
     The check digit is generated from an algorithm.
     Example:
     The check digit ‘6’ is on the right of the image below
    Parity Checks

     Parity check is used to check if data was corrupted during transmission.


     There are two types of parity checks:
     Odd parity:
     Odd parity is used when the amount of 1’s in the data to be transmitted is an odd number.
    The parity bit for odd parity is 0.
     Even parity:
     Even parity is used when the amount of 1’s in the data to be transmitted is an even
    number. The parity bit for even parity is 1.
    Activity

     Which validation check will you use to ensure that each of the following
    pieces of data below are entered correctly:
    1. The birth year of a student.
    2. The day of the month.
    3. Email address on an application form for a weekly email news subscription.
    4. A cell number.
    5. An a book’s ISBN which contains 13 digits.
    Verification

    This is the process of checking for


    errors after processing has been done.
    Data verification methods

     There are two types of data verification methods:


     Double entry
     Proof reading
    Double entry

     Double entry errors occurs when the same data is entered


    twice, at times by different people. If there is any
    difference between the entries made, the data will not be
    processed.

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