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Cryptography Basics (Assignment 1)

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 46mins

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.

_______ 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

4.

An encryption algorithm transforms plain text into:

a)

Cipher text

b)

Simple Text

c)

Empty Text

d)

Plain Text

5.

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

a)

Encryption

b)

Decryption

6.
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.
7.

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

8.
An encryption key is used to help decrypt messages
a)
True
b)
False
9.

Plaintext

a)

original message

b)

coded message

c)

algorithm for transforming plaintext to ciphertext

d)

info used in cipher known only to sender/receiver

10.

ciphertext

a)

•field of both cryptography and cryptanalysis

b)

•study of encryption principles/methods

c)

•converting plaintext to ciphertext

d)

•coded message

11.

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

12.

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

13.

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

14.

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

15.

Authentication

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.

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

17.

It is also called as private key cryptography.

a)

Symmetric Cryptography

b)

Asymmetric Cryptography

c)

Decryption Key

d)

Hashing

18.

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

a)

Symmetric Cryptography

b)

Asymmetric Cryptography

c)

Asymmetric Key

d)

Hashing

19.

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

20.
For Modular Arithmetic what value is the most important?
a)
The Modulo
b)
The Given Number
c)
The Remainder
d)
The Divisor
21.
What is 7 mod 3?
a)
1 mod 3
b)
2 mod 3
c)
3 mod 3
d)
0 mod 3
22.
What is 57 mod 7?
a)
0 mod 7
b)
1 mod 7
c)
7 mod 7
d)
-1 mod 7
23.
What is 99 mod 100?
a)
99 mod 100
b)
100 mod 99
c)
1 mod 100
d)
100 mod 1
24.
What does 36 mod 13 look like using the Quotient Remainder Theorem?
a)
36 = 13 * 2 + 10
b)
36 = 10 * 3 + 6
c)
13 = 36 * 1 - 23
d)
6 = 36  - 10 * 3
25.
What does 13 mod 126 look like using the Quotient Remainder Theorem?
a)
13 = 126 * 0 + 13
b)
126 = 13 * 9 + 9
c)
13 =  126 * 0 + 13
d)
13 = 126 + 13 
26.
What is 9 mod 2 - 10 mod 2 congruent to?
a)
0 mod 2
b)
1 mod 2
c)
-1 mod 2
d)
-2 mod 2
27.
What is 6 mod 9 + 11 mod 9 congruent to?
a)
8 mod 9
b)
6 mod 9
c)
7 mod 9
d)
0 mod 9
28.
what is (-5 mod 4) - (-3 mod 4) congruent to?
a)
2 mod 4
b)
1 mod 4
c)
-2 mod 4
d)
-1 mod 4
29.
What is 14 mod 8 - 15 mod 8 congruent to?
a)
7 mod 8
b)
1 mod 8
c)
0 mod 8
d)
6 mod 8
30.

What is the meaning of cipher in cryptography?

a)

an algorithm that performs encryption

b)

an algorithm that generates a secret code

c)

an algorithm that performs encryption or decryption

d)

a secret code

31.

Which of the following is a type of traditional cipher?

a)

transportation cipher

b)

transposition cipher

c)

transforming cipher

d)

vigenere cipher

32.

Which of the following ciphers are created by shuffling the letters of a word?

a)

substitution cipher

b)

transposition cipher

c)

vigenere cipher

d)

Hill Cipher

33.

What will be the ciphered text for the input string “sanfoundry” with key string as “code” to the program of keyword cipher?

a)

SCMBNUMERY

b)

SSCMBNUMERY

c)

NIFO

d)

NILO

34.

A substitution cipher substitute one symbol with

a)

alphabets

b)

keys

c)

letters

d)

all of the above

35.

The cryptography algorithms are divided in to ........ groups

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

36.

An asymmetric key cipher uses ... keys

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

37.

.................. is the original message before transmission

a)

Plain Text

b)

Cipher Text

c)

encrypted text

d)

None

38.

Which of the following cannot be chosen as a key in the Caesar cipher?

a)

integer

b)

alphabet

c)

string

d)

none

39.

Which of the following ciphers is a block cipher?

a)

ceaser cipher

b)

vignere cipher

c)

playfair cipher

d)

none

40.

Hackers refers to

a)

data alteration without permission

b)

data update without permission

c)

data removed without permission

d)

all of the above

41.

In substitution techniques the plain text letters are substituted with ----------

a)

Another letter

b)

Binary number

c)

Reverse of the plain text

d)

None of these

42.

In transposition the plain text letters are --------------

a)

replaced with binary numbers

b)

reversed every time

c)

Rearranged.

d)

none of these

43.

if the sender and receiver uses same key to encrypt and decrypt, then it is called as-----

a)

Asymmetric crypto system

b)

Symmetric Crypto System

c)

Both

d)

None

44.

If the sender uses one key for encryption and receiver uses another key for decryption, then it is known as -----

a)

Asymmetric Crypto System

b)

Symmetric Crypto System

c)

Both

d)

None

45.

The ------------ converts one block of plain text into one block of cipher text at a time.

a)

Caesar cipher

b)

Stream cipher

c)

Block cipher

d)

Play fair cipher

46.

What is cipher text when k=4 according to Captain Midnight Code for the plain text "AFTER"

a)

ejxiy

b)

ejxiw

c)

ejxjv

d)

ejxiv

47.

Data Encryption Standard (DES) is a __________.

a)

Stream Cipher

b)

Bit Cipher

c)

Block Cipher

d)

Substitution Cipher

48.

How many rounds does the AES-256 perform?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

49.

__________ involves the passive capture of a data unit and its subsequent retransmission to produce an unauthorized effect.

a)

Disruption

b)

Replay

c)

Service denial

d)

Masquerade

50.

A common technique for masking contents of messages or other information traffic so that opponents can not extract the information from the message is____________

a)

integrity

b)

encryption

c)

analysis

d)

masquerade

51.

A __________ takes place when one entity pretends to be a different entity

a)

replay

b)

masquerade

c)

passive attack

d)

service denial

52.

__________ is the protection of transmitted data from passive attacks

a)

Access control

b)

Data control

c)

Nonrepudiation

d)

Confidentiality

53.

The protection of the information that might be derived from observation of traffic flows is _________

a)

connectionless confidentiality

b)

connection confidentiality

c)

traffic- flow confidentiality

d)

selective- field confidentiality

54.

A _________ level breach of security could cause a significant degradation in mission capability to an extent and duration that the organization is able to perform its primary functions, but the effectiveness of the functions is significantly reduced.

a)

catastrophic

b)

moderate

c)

low

d)

high

55.

The methods of __________ conceal the existence of the message in a graphic

image.

a)

steganography

b)

decryptology

c)

cryptology

d)

cryptography

56.

A way to improve on the simple monoalphabetic technique is to use different monoalphabetic substitutions as one proceeds through the plaintext message. The general name for this approach is ___________ .

a)

rail fence cipher

b)

cryptanalysis

c)

polyanalysis cipher

d)

polyalphabetic substitution cipher

57.

If both sender and receiver use the same key, the system is referred to as ___________

a)

public-key encryption

b)

asymmetric

c)

two-key

d)

conventional encryption

58.

A technique referred to as a __________ is a mapping achieved by performing some sort of permutation on the plaintext letters

a)

transposition cipher

b)

Caesar cipher

c)

polyalphabetic cipher

d)

monoalphabetic cipher