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Encryption

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Caesar cipher?

a)

A simple encryption method that involves replacing each letter in a message with one ahead or behind in the alphabet

b)

A complex encryption method using two keys

c)

A way of password protecting a file

2.

What protocol is used to encrypt sensitive data like credit card information on the internet?

a)

HTTPS

b)

TCP/IP

c)

POP3

3.

Encrypt the word 'cipher' using caesar cipher with a key 3

a)

FLSKHU

b)

FLSJIV

c)

GLSKGU

d)

FLTFDW

4.

What is personal information?

a)

Your name, address, phone number

b)

Your dogs name

c)

Your favorite brand of clothes

d)

Your favourite chocolate bar

5.

What is confidential information?

a)

Name, age, address,

b)

How much pocket money you get

c)

Family contact detials 

d)

your dogs name 

6.

Who first used the Caesar Cipher?

a)

Caesar Romanus

b)

Alan Turing

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

None of these

7.

An            algorithm transforms plain text into cipher text 

(a)  

8.

Encrypt the word 'Quiz' using a 5 key cipher.

a)

TZLC

b)

TXKC

c)

Txlc

d)

TYMC

9.

Encrypt the world 'School' with a key of 3

a)

wfjrrm

b)

vfkrro

c)

vfjrro

d)

wgkssp

10.

What is Data Encryption?

a)

Encoding a message so that it cannot be understood by anyone other than the receiver

b)

Abbreviating data for quicker entry into a computer system

c)

Password protecting a file