Explain the purpose and properties of a hash function.

Hash functions are useful tools for comparing and contrasting known hash values for programs that you may download from the internet or need to validate. In this exercise, your task is to conduct open source research to find the hash codes for any files of interest.

Choose three files or code samples of interest and determine the hash value for each. Feel free to use the reference site provided, or use any other techniques that you may prefer.

What technique$($s$)$ did you use?

What are the various hash values?

What are their properties?