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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The term used for scrambling/translating data into a secret code that can only be decoded by authorised users?
A
Anti-virus
B
Encryption
C
Firewall
D
Password Protection
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Encryption is a process of scrambling data into unreadable code called ciphertext.

Detailed explanation-2: -Encryption is a way of scrambling data so that only authorized parties can understand the information. In technical terms, it is the process of converting human-readable plaintext to incomprehensible text, also known as ciphertext.

Detailed explanation-3: -Decryption is the process of converting an encrypted message back to its original (readable) format. The original message is called the plaintext message. The encrypted message is called the ciphertext message.

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