COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -Encryption is the process of taking plain text, like a text message or email, and scrambling it into an unreadable format-called “ciphertext.” This helps protect the confidentiality of digital data either stored on computer systems or transmitted through a network like an internet.

Detailed explanation-2: -Data encryption translates data into another form, or code, so that only people with access to a secret key (formally called a decryption key) or password can read it. Encrypted data is commonly referred to as ciphertext, while unencrypted data is called plaintext.