COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -What is the PigPen cipher? (Definition) Pig-Pen Encryption uses 26 symbols to represent each letter of the alphabet by mono-alphabetical substitution. Symbols are created using a 3x3 grid, crosses and dots.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rosicrucian Cipher While the pigpen is very useful and easy to remember, a similar, more compact cipher is available. This one is called the Rosicrucian Cipher. It uses the same concept as the pigpen cipher, only this one depends on the location of the dot in the code bracket.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the American Revolution, the Patriots relied on sending coded messages to prevent the British from understanding the actions of the Continental Army. This one is called the pigpen code because the “boxes” look like the fences of pigpens and the dots look like little pigs in their pigpens.

Detailed explanation-4: -Put a dot in each space to indicate the right letter. The dots are called “pigs, ‘’ giving the code its name. The pig indicates which letter in the grid is the letter that corresponds to the written symbol. No dot means the left letter, while a dot means the right one.