Which term describes a method to protect digital content from unauthorized use?

Which term describes a method to protect digital content from unauthorized use?

• A. Masking
• B. Leading
• C. Encryption
• D. Curves

Answer: (C)

Encryption is the process of turning readable information into unreadable text using an algorithm and a key, so that only someone with the key can reconstruct the original data. This protects digital content from unauthorized use by ensuring that intercepted data remains unusable without decryption. You’ll see it in action with secure websites (HTTPS) and when files or media are protected to prevent copying. Masking hides data for display but doesn’t secure the underlying content; leading is a typography term, and curves can refer to mathematics used in some encryption methods, but the overall concept for protecting content is encryption.

Encryption is the process of turning readable information into unreadable text using an algorithm and a key, so that only someone with the key can reconstruct the original data. This protects digital content from unauthorized use by ensuring that intercepted data remains unusable without decryption. You’ll see it in action with secure websites (HTTPS) and when files or media are protected to prevent copying. Masking hides data for display but doesn’t secure the underlying content; leading is a typography term, and curves can refer to mathematics used in some encryption methods, but the overall concept for protecting content is encryption.