Translations:Checksums als middel om de integriteit van bestanden te bewaken/5/en

This technique is used for data communication and storage. An algorithm is applied to a series of bits, the collections of zeroes and ones that make up all digital files. If one of the bits in this series changes, it returns a different checksum to clearly show that there is something wrong with the file. These checksums can be calculated on any random series of bits, including for digital image or text files.