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Cryptography

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first know user of the Caesar Cipher?

a)

Caesar Romanus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Alan Turing

d)

There isn't one

2.

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

a)

Simple Text

b)

Plain Text

c)

Cipher Text

d)

Filled Text

3.

An encryption algorithm transforms plain text into:

a)

Cipher text

b)

Simple Text

c)

Empty Text

d)

Plain Text

4.

_______ 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

5.

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

a)

Encryption

b)

Decryption

6.

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

7.
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.
8.

What encryption algorithm uses the same pre-shared key to encrypt and decrypt data?

a)

hash

b)

one-time pad

c)

symmetric

d)

asymmetric

9.

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

10.

"letters" has been encrypted with Caesar cipher to "cvkkvij". The key used was:

a)

16

b)

14

c)

18

d)

17

11.

"PLAINTEXT" has been encrypted with Caesar cipher to "AWLTYEPIE". The key used was:

a)

16

b)

12

c)

11

d)

19

12.

"CIPHERTEXT" has been encrypted with Caesar cipher to "EKRJGTVGZV". The key used was:

a)

7

b)

6

c)

3

d)

2

13.

"CAESAR CIPHER" has been encrypted with Caesar cipher to "SQUIQH SYFXUH". The key used was:

a)

16

b)

14

c)

13

d)

12