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Encryption and Packet switching
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- 1What is encryption?The conversion of data using an algorithm into a form called cyphertext.
- 2What is packet switching?The process of delivering packets from one computer system to another using a designated device, like a switch or router.
- 3How are packets transferred?They are redirected by computer systems until they reach their destination.
Data can be split up into a number of packets, which may take different routes until they reassemble at the destination.
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- GCSE Computer Science (5. The Internet and Communications) Flashcards on Encryption and Packet switching, created by Zoe CB on 07/04/2016.
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