A Process That Takes Plaintext of Any Length and Transforms

question 35

Multiple Choice

A process that takes plaintext of any length and transforms it into a short code.

• A) asymmetric encryption
• B) encryption
• C) hashing
• D) symmetric encryption

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Definitions:

Price-Earnings Ratio

A valuation measure comparing the current share price of a company to its per-share earnings, used to evaluate if a stock is over or undervalued.

Retained Earnings

The portion of a company's profits that is kept or retained and not paid out as dividends to shareholders.

Selling Bonds

The act of offering bonds to investors as a way to raise funds; bonds are debt securities under which the issuer owes the holders a debt.

Shares of Stock

Units of ownership interest in a corporation or financial asset that provide for an equal distribution in any profits, if any are declared, in the form of dividends.