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Cryptography (Y8)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is encryption?
a)
When you put data / text into code making it difficult to read or understand.
b)
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code.
c)
A formal language designed to communicate instructions to a machine
d)
What is put in, taken in, or operated on by any process or system.
2.

A cipher is _________________________.

a)

a person who makes up secret codes

b)

an algorithm that is used to scramble text so that it can be passed in secret

c)

a lock that can be used to lock a message in a lock box

d)

any puzzle, such as a crossword or Sudoku puzzle

3.

Who was the first known user of the Caesar Cipher?

a)

Caesar Romanus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Alan Turing

d)

There isn't one

4.

In Cryptography, the original message, before being transformed, is called

a)

Simple Text

b)

Plain Text

c)

Cipher Text

d)

Filled Text

5.

An encryption algorithm transforms plain text into:

a)

Cipher text

b)

Simple Text

c)

Empty Text

d)

Plain Text

6.

_______ is the science and art of transforming messages to make them secure and immune to attacks.

a)

Cryptography

b)

Cryptoanalysis

c)

neither Cryptography nor Cryptoanalysis

d)

either Cryptography or Cryptoanalysis

7.

A(n) ______ algorithm transforms cipher text to plain text.

a)

Encryption

b)

Decryption

8.

A Caesar cipher is an example of a ______________________.

a)

transposition cipher

b)

bimodal cipher

c)

substitution cipher

d)

substantial cipher

9.

Encrypt the word alphabet using a Caesar cipher with a shift of 3

a)

DVSDULQV

b)

DOOFOHDU

c)

DOSKDEHW

d)

DORQHBHV

10.

The process of converting a ciphertext into plaintext.

a)

encryption

b)

decryption

c)

plaintext

d)

cryptography

11.

The following word was encrypted using a Caesar cipher with a shift of 2: ecguct. What word is it?

a)

julius

b)

caesar

c)

romans

d)

cipher

12.

The _______ is a number or a set of numbers on which the cipher operates.

a)

secret

b)

cipher

c)

key

d)

none of the mentioned

13.

By encrypting "Hello world" using a rail fence cipher of size 3, the output will be:

a)

LDWORLO_HEL

b)

HLWLEOODL_R

c)

HORE_LLWDLO

d)

LOLWDE_LHOR

14.

A method for determining a solution to a problem by sequentially testing all possible solutions.

a)

brute force

b)

relative frequency

c)

cipher

d)

paired keys

15.
What machine was used during WWII to encrypt and decrypt German messages?
a)
Enigma
b)
Atbash
c)
Secret
d)
Puzzler
16.

What was the name of the man who led the team that cracked the German's "Enigma Code" in WW2?

a)

Tim Berners-Lee

b)

Alan Turing

c)

Stephen Hawking

d)

Bill Gates

17.

A 4X5 matrix cipher was used to encrypt "good morning everyone". What will it be output?

a)

GMIVOOONENORGREDNEY

b)

GOGYOREOONVNDIEEMNR

c)

GDRNVYEOMNGEOOOIERN