A Brute-Force Approach Involves Trying Every Possible Key Until Anintelligible

question 8

True/False

A brute-force approach involves trying every possible key until anintelligible translation of the ciphertext into plaintext is obtained.

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Definitions:

Echoic Memory

A momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3 or 4 seconds.

Iconic Memory

A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture-image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second.

Retrieval

The process of recalling information stored in memory.

Information-Processing Models

Theoretical models that describe how humans perceive, think, and remember information, analogous to computer processing.