Across
- 4. data that can be sent in both directions but not at the same time
- 6. data that can be sent on one direction only
- 8. a type of serial data transmission which has become the industry standard for connecting computers to devices via a port
- 9. a type of encryption key which is known only to the single computer/user
- 10. the original text/message before it is put through an encryption algorithm
Down
- 1. data that can be sent in both directions at the same time (simultaneously)
- 2. a device that enables data packets to be moved between different networks, for example to join an LAN to a WAN
- 3. encrypted data that is the result of putting a plaintext message through an encryption algorithm
- 5. the process of making data meaningless using encryption keys; without the correct decryption key the data cannot be decoded (unscrambled)
- 7. a type of encryption key that is known to all users
