Computers 7,8,9

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Encryption

a process of encoding messages to keep them secret, so only "authorized" parties can read it.

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Decryption

a process that reverses encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text

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Cipher

the generic term for a technique (or algorithm) that performs encryption

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Caesar's Cipher

a technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet by some number of characters.

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Cracking encryption

When you attempt to decode a secret message without knowing all the specifics of the cipher, you are trying to crack the encryption.