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Yr 9 Unit 1 - Cracking the Code

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The way binary codes are used to represent different types of data such as numbers and letters is known as?

a)

Photographic manipulation

b)

Binary coding

c)

Data Representation

d)

Data manipulation

2.

The binary code 1111111 equals what in denary code?

a)

0 - 200

b)

0 - 255

c)

256

d)

65356

3.

What is ASCII used for?

a)

transferring 16 bit hexadecimal codes

b)

transferring data electronically

c)

Digitising music files for use by by users

d)

Unlocking the BIOS

4.

How many different characters could be represented using 7 bits?

a)

100

b)

87

c)

120

d)

128

5.

Binary 1001011 equals the letter K on an ASCII keyboard

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

How many different characters can be represented on a standard keyboard?

4 lines
7.

Do you think a 7 bit code provides enough bits to represent all the characters in the English language?

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

NO IDEA

8.

What other systems convert binary code into text?

a)

EBCDIC

b)

UNICODE

c)

BAUDOT

d)

IBM

9.

What is this meme describing?

a)

Getting rid of a pest on the mobile phone

b)

A bug keeping a girl awake

c)

debugging a program

d)

Clearing a command line mistake

10.

What is Groot trying to do?

(a)  

11.

How many bits does UNICODE use?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

16

d)

32

12.

Which of the following is NOT a computer coding system?

a)

ASCII

b)

UNICODE

c)

BINARY

d)

Dress code

13.

How many characters can UNICODE represent?

a)

5120

b)

2560

c)

40000

d)

65536

14.

What is Encryption?

a)

An algorithym between two places

b)

A way of converting data into a secret code

c)

A way of sending plaintext

d)

A cypher to to debug a secret message

15.

What is a Baudot code?

a)

A 5 bit code invented in the 1870's

b)

The code used by old typewriters

c)

A 2 bit binary code

d)

An alternative name for a Caesar cypher

16.

What is a Cypher?

a)

A young swan

b)

A key to unlock a box

c)

A flowchart showing how to make text secret

d)

An algorithm to encrypt and decrypt data

17.

Which of the following are cyphers?

a)

A Caesar shift

b)

The Alberti

c)

A Scytale

d)

The Enigma

18.

This is an example of what type of cipher?

a)

Enigma cipher

b)

Pigpen cipher

c)

Stream cipher

d)

Atbash cipher

19.
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
20.
If there’s no lock in the address bar and the web address says HTTP without an S, that means every bit of data you send is private and safe.
a)
True
b)
False