Assume the number of errors along a magnetic recording surface is a Poisson random
Chapter 3, Problem 3-171(choose chapter or problem)
Assume the number of errors along a magnetic recording surface is a Poisson random variable with a mean of one error every bits. A sector of data consists of 4096 eight-bit bytes. (a) What is the probability of more than one error in a sector? (b) What is the mean number of sectors until an error is found?
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