Data and Digital Communications Final Quiz

It is a method of concealing information from a recognizable text into encrypted form.

• Decryption

• Encryption

• Cryptanalysis

• Cryptology

It is the art of creating and using cryptosystems.

• Cryptanalysis

• Cryptography

• Cryptology

• Cryptosystem

It is the process of capturing the data packets traveling in the network.

• Packet sniffing

• Spoofing

• Snooping

• Masquerading

It is an attack that is aimed at preventing unauthorized users from accessing services on the network.

• Man-in-the-Middle

• Denial-of-Service

• Trojan Horse

• Spoofing

The process of recovering a plaintext from its ciphertext.

• Encryption

• Decryption

• Cryptology

• Cryptanalysis

It is the process of verifying that the user is exactly who he/she claims to be.

• Confidentiality

• Authentication

• Availability

• Integrity

It is the art of ensuring that data is kept private and accessed only by the intended recipient.

• Availability

• Integrity

• Authentication

• Confidentiality

The study of cryptography and cryptanalysis.

• Encryption

• Decryption

• Cryptology

• Ciphertext

It is an attack that involves placing a software agent between the client and server ends before or during a communication session.

• Denial of Service

• Trojan Horse

• Man-in-the-Middle

• Spoofing

It is a program that installs malicious software while under the guise of doing something else.

• Denial-of-Service

• Man-in-the-Middle

• Trojan Horse

• Spoofing