Key Vocabulary Flashcards
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Bandwidth
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Bandwidth
The maximum amount of data that can be sent across a connection at once.
Interference
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Interference
When signals are blocked or degraded by physical objects or other electronic waves.
Ciphertext
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Ciphertext
Data that has been scrambled using encryption and cannot be read.
Interception
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Interception
When data is secretly captured by a third party while travelling across a network.
Plaintext
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Plaintext
The original, readable data before it undergoes the encryption process.
Encryption Key
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Encryption Key
A secret sequence of numbers or characters used alongside an algorithm to scramble or decrypt data.