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Cryptography Chap-1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word cryptography mean?

a)

The art of cooking or baking secret codes

b)

The art of writing or solving secret codes

c)

The art of drawing or painting secret codes

d)

The art of throwing or catching secret codes

2.
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.
3.

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

4.

Cryptography is the science of encrypting or hiding information.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

(a)   is the art and science of transforming messages to make them secure and immune to attacks

6.

(a)   algorithm transfers from plaintext to ciphertext

7.

_______________________________ ensures that sensitive information are accessed only by an authorized person and kept away from those not authorized to possess them.

a)

Availability

b)

Confidentiality

c)

Cryptography

d)

Integrity

8.

_______________________ ensures that information are in a format that is true and correct to its original purposes.

a)

Availabitlity

b)

Confidentiality

c)

Cryptography

d)

Integrity

9.

_______________________ is the process of identifying an individual, usually based on a username and password.

a)

Authentication

b)

Authorization

c)

Either Authentication or Authorization

d)

Neither Authentication Nor Authorization

10.

___________________ is the process of giving individuals access to system objects based on their identity.

a)

Authentication

b)

Authorization

c)

either authentication or authorization

d)

Neither authentication nor authorization

11.

_______________ is used to conceal the contents of blocks or streams of data of any size.

a)

Ciphers

b)

Asymmetric Encryption

c)

Symmetric Encryption

d)

Encryption

12.

______________ assures that information and programs are changed only in a specified and authorized manner.

a)

Integrity

b)

Data integrity

c)

System integrity

d)

Availability

13.

A combination of an encryption and decryption algorithm is called a ________.

a)

Key

b)

Cipher

c)

Secret

d)

None of the above

14.

The __________ is the message after transformation

a)

ciphertext

b)

Secret-text

c)

plaintext

d)

None of the above

15.

The (a)   provides a systematic framework for defining security attacks, mechanisms and services