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Encryption

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A word has been encrypted with a Caesar cipher to CBU. The key used was 1. What was the original word?

a)

abc

b)

3

c)

Bat

d)

one

2.

When I encrypt a message, I change plain text to

(a)  

3.

When we convert numbers to binary we use the digits____?

a)

0 and 1

b)

1, 10, 100, 1000 etc.

c)

1, 2, 4, 8, 16

d)

5, 10, 15, 20

4.
An encryption key is used to help decrypt messages
a)
True
b)
False
5.

What is the algorithm of ceasar's cipher?

a)

Each letter is replaced with a particular symbol

b)

Each letter is replaced with a letter a certain number of steps down the alphabet

c)

Each letter is replaced with a particular number from 0 to 26, and numbers are replaced with letters.

d)

Each letter is replaced with a completely random number

6.
What type of key is not shared and computers cannot decrypt a message without it?
a)
Free key
b)
Private key
c)
Public key
d)
Personal key
7.

What would the encryption look like using the key?

a)

b)

c)

d)

None of them

8.

Alan Turing helped decrypt codes that helped during which era?

a)

The Plague

b)

Word War 2

c)

The 1980s

d)

The Millennium

9.

Alan Turing helped decrypt coded messages from the Germans. What was the name of the machine he tried to decrypt messages from?

a)

Enigma

b)

London Bridge

c)

ENIAC

d)

Apple Mac

10.

What is the denary value of this binary representation?

a)

26

b)

5

c)

11

d)

101

11.

Which picture has a denary value of 18?

a)

Thumb up

b)

Turtle

c)

Boy running

d)

Bike

12.

Using a Caesar cipher, I have converted the word Happy to KDSSB. What key have I used? (Type it as a digit)

(a)  

13.

When I convert our number system into a series of 1s and 0s for use in a computer, I have converted it to (a)   ?