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Quiz on Security

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To encrypt a message you need 2 main parts, a _________ & a key

a)

cipher

b)

code

c)

algorithm

d)

crypt

2.

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

a)

Simple Text

b)

Plain Text

c)

Cipher Text

d)

Filled Text

3.

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

a)

Simple Text

b)

Plain Text

c)

Cipher Text

d)

Filled 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.

_______ 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

6.

An encryption algorithm transforms plain text into:

a)

Cipher text

b)

Simple Text

c)

Empty Text

d)

Plain Text

7.

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

a)

Encryption

b)

Decryption

8.
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.
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.
An encryption key is used to help decrypt messages
a)
True
b)
False
11.

Plaintext

a)

original message

b)

coded message

c)

algorithm for transforming plaintext to ciphertext

d)

info used in cipher known only to sender/receiver

12.

ciphertext

a)

•field of both cryptography and cryptanalysis

b)

•study of encryption principles/methods

c)

•converting plaintext to ciphertext

d)

•coded message

13.

key

a)

algorithm for transforming plaintext to ciphertext

b)

info used in cipher known only to sender/receiver

c)

•recovering ciphertext from plaintext

d)

•converting plaintext to ciphertext

14.

encipher

a)

converting plaintext to ciphertext

b)

coded message

c)

•study of principles/methods of deciphering ciphertext without knowing key

d)

study of encryption principles/methods

15.

Confidentiality

a)

Ensure message remains secret during transmission between parties

b)

Ensure message is not altered while in transit between communicating partners

c)

Verifies sender is who she says she is

d)

Proves that nobody but on sender could have sent a particular message

16.

Integrity

a)

Ensure message remains secret during transmission between parties

b)

Ensure message is not altered while in transit between communicating partners

c)

Verifies sender is who she says she is

d)

Proves that nobody but on sender could have sent a particular message

17.

Non-repudiation

a)

Ensure message remains secret during transmission between parties

b)

Ensure message is not altered while in transit between communicating partners

c)

Verifies sender is who she says she is

d)

Proves that nobody but on sender could have sent a particular message

18.

It is also called as private key cryptography.

a)

Symmetric Cryptography

b)

Asymmetric Cryptography

c)

Decryption Key

d)

Hashing

19.

One key is used for data encryption and another for data decryption.

a)

Symmetric Cryptography

b)

Asymmetric Cryptography

c)

Asymmetric Key

d)

Hashing

20.

It is used to determine whether a message actually came from the sender that is expected and whether the message hasn't tampered with.

a)

Hash

b)

Key

c)

Tag

d)

Plaint Text

21.

Which of the following is an example of a Cryptographic Hash Function Algorithm?

a)

ECB

b)

CBC

c)

OFB

d)

SHA-256

22.

Which of the following is an example of a Cryptographic Hash Function Algorithm?

a)

ECB

b)

CBC

c)

OFB

d)

SHA-256

23.

a secret or disguised way of writing; a code.

a)

cipher

b)

decrypt

c)

Vigenere

24.

to decode or decipher.

a)

cipher

b)

enigma machine

c)

brute force

d)

decrypt

25.

convert (information or data) into a cipher or code, especially to prevent unauthorized access.

a)

Vigenere

b)

Turing

c)

decipher

d)

encrypt

26.

a type of substitution cipher in which each letter in the plaintext is replaced by a letter some fixed number of positions down the alphabet. For example, with a left shift of 3, D would be replaced by A, E would become B, and so on. The method is named after Julius Caesar, who used it in his private correspondence.[1]

a)

Vigenere

b)

Caesar Cipher

c)

CRIBS

d)

cryptography

27.

To encrypt a message you need 2 main parts, a _________ & a key

a)

cipher

b)

code

c)

algorithm

d)

crypt

28.

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

29.

CIA Stands for

a)

Confidentiality , Integrity, Authenticity

b)

Confidentiality , Integrity, Availability

c)

Confidentiality , Interruption, Authenticity

d)

Confidentiality , Integrity, Accountability

30.

--------------------- is that compromise the security of information owned by an organisation.

a)

Security Mechanism

b)

Security Services

c)

Security Attacks

31.

What is the term used to describe the science of making and breaking secret codes?

a)

cryptology

b)

impersonation

c)

spoofing

d)

factorization

e)

jamming

32.

Which type of cipher is able to encrypt a fixed-length block of plaintext into a 128-bit block of ciphertext at any one time?

a)

hash

b)

symmetric

c)

block

d)

stream

e)

transform

33.

What type of cipher encrypts plaintext one byte or one bit at a time?

a)

block

b)

enigma

c)

hash

d)

elliptical

e)

stream

34.

Which 128-bit block cipher encryption algorithm does the US government use to protect classified information?

a)

Skipjack

b)

3DES

c)

Caesar

d)

AES

e)

Vignere

35.

What encryption algorithm uses one key to encrypt data and a different key to decrypt data?

a)

symmetric

b)

transposition

c)

one-time pad

d)

asymmetric

36.

Encrypted text that will appear to be a random string.

a)

Encryption

b)

Plaintext

c)

Ciphertext

37.

It is a value that is known to the sender.

a)

Decryption Key

b)

Encryption Key

c)

PKI

38.

The original message in its original legible form.

a)

Ciphertext

b)

Plaintext

c)

Text Message

39.

One key is used for data encryption and another for data decryption.

a)

Symmetric Cryptosystem

b)

Asymmetric Cryptosystem

c)

Asymmetric Key

40.

DES stands for?

(a)  

41.

What does AES stands for?

(a)  

42.

The two methods of encrypting data are?

a)

Substitution and transposition

b)

Block and stream

c)

Symmetric and asymmetric

d)

DES and AES

43.

Cryptography supports all of the core principles of information security except

a)

Availability

b)

Confidentiality

c)

Integrity

d)

Authenticity

44.

What alternative term can be used to describe asymmetric cryptographic algorithms?

a)

public key cryptography

b)

user key cryptography

c)

private key cryptography

d)

cipher-text cryptography

45.

This method of encryption is the replacement of an item with a different item.

a)

Transposition

b)

Confusion

c)

Substitution

d)

Diffusion