WorksheetsMATM - FINALS
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of the following statements best defines voting?
A method to conduct debates before elections.
A tool used for financial decision-making.
A method that uses votes to determine the winner.
A method to select a winner by tossing a coin.
What is a preference ballot?
A ballot that includes the names of previous winners.
ballot that only allows yes/no options.
A ballot where voters select a single option.
A ballot where voters rank choices in order of preference
What is a preference schedule?
A list of candidates running for office.
A step-by-step guide on how to vote.
A matrix summarizing votes cast by voters.
A calendar of voting dates.
In the plurality method, how is the winner determined?
The candidate with the majority of votes wins.
The candidate with the most first-place votes wins
By ranking the candidates and adding up the points.
By counting the total votes for each candidate
What does it mean for a candidate to have a majority of the votes?
Receiving fewer votes than other candidates.
Receiving the same number of votes as another candidate.
Receiving over 50% of the votes
Receiving over 30% of the votes.
Which of the following is a limitation of the plurality method?
It guarantees a majority winner.
It requires voters to rank all choices.
Alternative choices are not considered.
It always requires a recount.
What action is taken in the event of a tie in the plurality method?
Use the Borda count method.
Use a runoff election.
Declare a tie.
Eliminate all candidates and restart voting.
How does the Borda count method assign points to candidates?
Each voter ranks candidates but does not assign points.
Each voter assigns a score from 1 to 10 to each candidate.
Each voter gives n points to their 1st choice, n-1 to their 2nd choice, and so on.
Each voter gives 1 point to their favorite choice only.
How is the winner determined in the Borda count method?
The candidate who wins the most head-to-head matchups wins
The candidate with a majority of the votes wins.
The candidate with the most first-place votes wins.
The candidate with the most total points wins.
What is the first step in the plurality with elimination method?
Use the Borda count to determine a winner.
Eliminate the candidate with the fewest first-place votes.
Rank the candidates according to first-place votes.
Count all votes and declare a winner.
What happens when two or more candidates have the same number of first-place votes in the plurality with elimination method?
The candidates draw lots to determine the winner.
A different voting method is used if all alternatives would be eliminated
The candidate with the most second-place votes is declared the winner.
All candidates are eliminated.
What is the "head-to-head" method in voting called?
Majority vote method
Pairwise comparison method
Plurality with elimination method
Borda count method
How many head-to-head comparisons are required for n candidates in the pairwise comparison method?
n(n+1)/2
n²
n(n-1)/2
n+1
What does the Greek word "Krypto" mean?
Code
Hidden
Secret
Writing
What does the Greek word "Graphene" mean?
Code
Hidden
Secret
Writing
What is the primary purpose of cryptography?
To make and break secret codes
To break codes
To send messages
To make secret codes
What is the term for the original readable message?
Encrypted Text
Key
Plain Text
Ciphertext
What is the term for the coded message?
Ciphertext
Encrypted Text
Key
Plain Text
refers to the strings of information that is used to reveal the encrypted message into readable form.
Ciphertext
Encrypted Text
Key
Plain Text
Which cipher is also known as the Caesar Cipher?
Playfair Cipher
Shift Cipher
RSA Cipher
Vigenère Cipher
In the Shift Cipher, the key is used for:
Generating the alphabet
Both encryption and decryption
Decrypting only
Encrypting only
In the Shift Cipher, what does the modulo operator ensure?
It prevents decryption
It wraps the letters back to the start of the alphabet after Z
It allows for longer messages
It encrypts the message
In the encryption formula Y=(C+K)mod26, what does "C" represent?
The encrypted letter
The integer corresponding to a letter
The original letter in plain text
The letter in ciphertext
is the difference of
a and b is divisble by m.
arithmetic
Congruence
Modulo
It is mainly used in products sold in department stores and groceries.
CREDIT CARD
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE
It is used on books where usually found at the last page of the book.
CREDIT CARD
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE
Consist of 16 digits, the last digit is the check digit.
CREDIT CARD
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE
Consist of 11 digits, the last digit is the check digit.
CREDIT CARD
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE
