The encryption method that replaces a character in a text with another character some given distance away in the alphabet from the original is known as what type of cipher?
A) Alpha cipher
B) Caesar cipher
C) Jumble cipher
D) Alternate cipher

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The description given matches a Caesar cipher, which is a simple substitution cipher named after Julius Caesar. In this cipher, each letter in the plaintext is shifted a certain number of places down the alphabet.

The Encryption Method That Replaces a Character in a Text