Question

What is true about the way this passage presents

information? Check all that apply.
The success of the Information Age depends on the
ability to protect information as it flows around the
world, and this relies on the power of cryptography.
Encryption can be seen as providing the locks and keys of
the Information Age. For two thousand years encryption
has been of importance only to governments and the
military, but today it also has a role to play in facilitating
business, and tomorrow ordinary people will rely on
cryptography in order to protect their privacy.
- The Code Book,
Simon Singh
It focuses on the topic of encryption.
It gives factual examples.
It employs an informative style.
It discusses exact dates and places.
It mentions the history of cryptography.

Answer 1

The passage discusses the topic of encryption and its importance in the Information Age, providing factual examples and an informative style.

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage focuses on the topic of encryption and its importance in the Information Age. It mentions the history of cryptography, stating that it has been of importance to governments and the military for two thousand years, but now also has a role in facilitating business and protecting privacy for ordinary people.

The passage employs an informative style, providing factual examples such as encryption being seen as providing the locks and keys of the Information Age. However, it does not discuss exact dates and places.

Answer 2

the answers are:

- it focuses on the topic of encryption.

- it gives factual examples.

- it employs an informative style.

- it mentions the history of cryptography.