Question

What is a collision in a hash function?(2 points)ResponsesThere are few outputs, but a lot of inputs.There are few outputs, but a lot of inputs.2 inputs map to the same output2 inputs map to the same outputThere are few inputs, but a lot of outputs. There are few inputs, but a lot of outputs. 2 outputs come from the same input

Answer 1

A collision in a hash function occurs when **2 inputs map to the same output**. This means that two different pieces of data (inputs) produce the same hash value (output), which is undesirable as it undermines the uniqueness property of the hash function.