MD5 and SHA-1 are standards of:
A) encryption technologies
B) hashing algorithms (or functions)
C) digital certificate standards
D) well-known worms
E) well-known Trojan horses

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MD5 and SHA-1 are both hashing algorithms, which are used to transform data into a fixed-size output (known as a hash) that is unique to the input. They are commonly used for data integrity checks, password storage, and digital signatures, among other things. They are not encryption technologies, digital certificate standards, or well-known worms/Trojan horses.

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