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Encryption 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An encryption key is used to help decrypt messages
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text is known as?
a)
Vigenere Cipher
b)
Encryption
c)
Random Substitution cipher
d)
Decryption
3.

What is the algorithm of ceasar's cipher?

a)

Each letter is replaced with a particular symbol

b)

Each letter is replaced with a letter a certain number of steps down the alphabet

c)

Each letter is replaced with a particular number from 0 to 26, and numbers are replaced with letters.

d)

Each letter is replaced with a completely random number

4.

What is symmetric encryption?

a)

When users use the same key to encrypt communication.

b)

When users use the same line of communication.

c)

When users use the same operating systems.

d)

When users use the same font in messages

5.
What type of key is not shared and computers cannot decrypt a message without it?
a)
Free key
b)
Private key
c)
Public key
d)
Personal key
6.
What type of key can be freely shared with anyone so that they can encrypt a message?
a)
Personal key
b)
Private key
c)
Free key
d)
Public key
7.

The process of converting plaintext to ciphertext.

a)

cryptography

b)

cyphertext

c)

decryption

d)

encryption

8.

A string of text that has been converted to a secure form using encryption.

a)

encryption

b)

decryption

c)

ciphertext

d)

plaintext

9.

hello has been encrypted with Caesar cipher to khoor. The key used was:

a)

abc

b)

3

c)

2

d)

xyz

10.

Consider the process of encoding and decoding a message using the following Caesar cipher encoding scheme in which the plaintext and ciphertext alphabets are offset by four positions, as shown below:

Plaintext: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Ciphertext: w x y z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v


Which of the following encoded ciphertext strings decodes to an original plaintext message of "secret"?

a)

etsecr

b)

wigvix

c)

kwujwl

d)

oaynap