What Is Encryption

question 7

Multiple Choice

What is encryption?

• A) Occurs when an organization uses software that filters content to prevent the transmission of unauthorized information
• B) Scrambles information into an alternative form that requires a key or password to decrypt the information
• C) Hardware and/or software that guards a private network by analyzing the information leaving and entering the network
• D) A form of unsolicited email

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Definitions:

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two variables fluctuate together, ranging from -1 to 1, where 1 means perfect positive correlation and -1 means perfect negative correlation.

Standard Deviation

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IQ Scores

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Normal Curve

A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of data where most occurrences take place around the average.