What is the term for a calculation (using encryption technologies) based on the contents of a disk or file that are engineered so that even small changes in the source data will produce significantly different checksum results?
A) cyclic random check number
B) cyclic redundancy check number
C) cyclic repetition check number
D) random variable check number

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The term for a calculation (using encryption technologies) based on the contents of a disk or file that are engineered so that even small changes in the source data will produce significantly different checksum results is known as a cyclic redundancy check number or CRC. This is a common technique used to detect errors in data transmission or storage by applying a mathematical algorithm to the data that creates a unique checksum. If any of the data is corrupted or changed, the resulting checksum will be different, indicating an error.

What Is the Term for a Calculation (Using Encryption Technologies)