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Accountancy · 2024 · 3 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 2 · Set 2 · Q32
Explai n the 'Block Codes' and 'Mnemonic Codes' with the help of an example.
Marking-scheme solution
Block codes:
A range of numbers is partitioned into a desired number of sub ranges and each subrange is
allotted to a specific group. In most of the uses of block codes, numbers within a subrange
follow sequential coding scheme.
For example,
Codes Dealer type
$\displaystyle 100$-$\displaystyle 199$ Small pump
$\displaystyle 200$-$\displaystyle 299$ Medium pump
$\displaystyle 300$-$\displaystyle 399$ Pipes
Or any other suitable example.
Mnemonic codes:
A mnemonic code consists of abbreviations as symbol to codify a piece of information ‘PJ’
for Purchase Journal, DDN for Dehradun. These codes can be remembered easily and aids its
user in recalling the information it represents.
Example: Entering SUB may initiate a computer to subtract.
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