Encryption

What type of key is not shared and computers cannot decrypt a message without it?

• Free key
• Private key
• Public key
• Personal key

If the same key is used to encrypt and decrypt a message, this is known as? 

• Symmetric encryption
• Encryption doesn't exist!
• Asymmetric encryption
• Same-key encryption

What type of key can be freely shared with anyone so that they can encrypt a message?

• Personal key
• Private key
• Free key
• Public key

All Public Keys have a matching Private Key

• True
• False

Encryption is a way of 

• Securing Information on a network
• Securing Viruses
• Deleting applications
• Hacking Passwords

An encryption key is used to help decrypt messages

• True
• False

Taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text is known as?

• Caesar Cipher

• Encryption

• Cipher Text

• Decryption

Asymmetric encryption uses only 1 key.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• God Knows

The process of converting plaintext to ciphertext.

• cryptography

• cyphertext

• decryption

• encryption

Information that is readable without performing any cryptographic operations.

• cryptography

• plaintext

• encryption

• decryption