for binary array codes. For both parity check matrices, we determine the stopping distance
and the minimum distance of the associated code for 2 les m les 3, and for (m, q)=(4, 5). In
the case (m, q)=(4, 7), the stopping distance and the related minimum distance are also
determined for one of the given parity check matrices. Moreover, we give a lower bound on
the stopping distances for m> 3 and q> 3.