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IT Security Midterm Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following refers to the process of converting a ciphertext back to its original form?

a)

Algorithm

b)

Cryptology

c)

Decryption

d)

Encryption

2.

Cryptography originally comes from the Greek words kryptos and graphein. If graphein means "to write", what does kryptos mean?

a)

changed

b)

coded

c)

hidden

d)

transmitted

3.

Which of the following refers to the programmatic steps used to convert an unencrypted message into an encrypted sequence of bits that represent the message?

a)

Algorithm

b)

Cryptanalysis

c)

Encryption

d)

Decryption

4.

(True or False) The algorithm doesn't need to be kept secret, but the key does.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

None of the above

5.

Which of the following is referred to as the science of encryption?

a)

Cryptography

b)

Cryptanalysis

c)

Cryptology

d)

Cryptocism

6.

In encryption, which of the following refers to as a string of numbers or characters?

a)

Cipher

b)

Cleartext

c)

Cryptogram

d)

Key

7.

Complete the analogy below:


Plaintext : Cleartext

Ciphertext : __________

a)

Cipher

b)

Cryptogram

c)

Hidden Text

d)

Unreadable Text

8.

Which of the following is the other name for Caesar Cipher?

a)

Freemason's Cipher

b)

Julius Cipher

c)

Shift Cipher

d)

Simple Substitution Cipher

9.

What does PKI stand for?

a)

Primary Key Infrastructure

b)

Private Key Infrastructure

c)

Public Key Infrastructure

d)

Positive Key Infrastructure

10.

Which of the following key refers to a value provided by a designated authority as an encryption key?

a)

Primary Key

b)

Private Key

c)

Public Key

d)

Positive Key

11.

Using the Caesar Cipher with shift 4, find the encrypted word of the plaintext:

technology

a)

wigyvmxc

b)

xiglrmgmer

c)

xiglrspskc

d)

xiglrmuyi

12.

Using the Caesar Cipher with shift 7, find the encrypted word of the plaintext:

trojan

a)

ayvqhu

b)

qvykhu

c)

ayvbwl

d)

haahjr

13.

Using the Caesar Cipher with shift 5, find the plaintext of the of the ciphertext:

xjhzwnyd

a)

cipher

b)

encrypt

c)

secured

d)

security

14.

Using the Pigpen Cipher find the plaintext of the image above.

a)

cryptology

b)

cryptogram

c)

encryption

d)

decryption

15.

Using the Pigpen Cipher find the plaintext of the image above.

a)

Academy

b)

Academe

c)

Amazing

d)

Answer