COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition(s): The cryptographic transformation of data to produce ciphertext. Cryptographic transformation of data (called “plaintext”) into a form (called “ciphertext”) that conceals the data’s original meaning to prevent it from being known or used.

Detailed explanation-2: -Encryption is the method by which information is converted into secret code that hides the information’s true meaning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Data encryption is the process of converting data from a plain text, or readable, format into a form that can be understood by the sender and the intended recipient and no one else. Encrypted data usually look like a long sequence of random letters and numbers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Encryption is the process of transforming information (referred to as plaintext) using an algorithm (called cipher) to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key.