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01 | Encryption/Security Measures (H/W 4)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

 

Encryption is a way of __________________

a)

Hacking Passwords

b)

Securing Information on a network

c)

Securing Viruses

d)

Deleting Application

4.

Taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text is known as?

a)

Caesar Cipher

b)

Encryption

c)

Cipher Text

d)

Decryption

5.

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

6.

What does biometric security mean

a)

Entering a password to be identified

b)

Using anti-virus

c)

Using part of your body to be identified

d)

Using a CAPTCHA test

7.

Check all that are biometric security measures.

a)

Finger print scanner

b)

Secure Password

c)

CAPTCHA test

d)

Voice Recognition

8.

What type of security test is this?

a)

CAPTCHA test

b)

Password System

c)

Biometric Measure

d)

Automatic Software Update

9.

What is the purpose of a CAPTCHA test?

a)

to identify who you are

b)

to allow you access to a computer system

c)

to stop viruses and other Malware

d)

to prove you are human and not a bot

10.

Which password is the least secure

a)

DogTreats

b)

hertford

c)

12Thomasfish

d)

Pa55word!