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Tech+ 2.3.1 Encryption Basics

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who used the Caesar cipher historically?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Genghis Khan

2.

How does the Caesar cipher work?

a)

By deleting letters

b)

By shifting letters in the alphabet

c)

By adding numbers

d)

By reversing words

3.

In the Caesar cipher example, what does the letter 'A' become with a shift of 3?

a)

D

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

4.

What is the plaintext word in the example provided?

a)

FRPSWLD

b)

COMPTIA

c)

ENCRYPT

d)

CIPHER

5.

What must the reader know to decrypt a message encrypted with the Caesar cipher?

a)

The number of spaces shifted

b)

The original message

c)

The author's name

d)

The date of encryption.

6.

What is the key to decoding an encrypted message?

a)

The algorithm

b)

The key

c)

The plaintext

d)

The ciphertext.

7.

What is the character shift distance initially set to in the interactive tool?

a)

0 characters

b)

5 characters

c)

10 characters

d)

15 characters

8.

What is the main challenge with modern encryption as mentioned in the text?

a)

It is too simple

b)

It is too slow

c)

It is too complex for even the fastest computers to break

d)

It is too expensive

9.

What role do computers play in modern encryption?

a)

They make encryption keys

b)

They break encryption codes

c)

They send encrypted messages

d)

They receive encrypted messages.

10.

What does the process of encrypting data involve according to the text?

a)

Making data readable

b)

Changing data to prevent unauthorized access

c)

Deleting data

d)

Copying data

11.

Encode the message using a Caesar cipher with shift 9.

Is cereal a soup

(a)