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INS Class Activity -1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first known user of the Caesar Cipher?

a)

Caesar Romanus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Alan Turing

d)

There isn't one

2.

In Cryptography, original message, before being transformed, is called

a)

Simple Text

b)

Plain Text

c)

Cipher Text

d)

Filled Text

3.

An encryption algorithm transforms plain text into:

a)

Cipher text

b)

Simple Text

c)

Empty Text

d)

Plain Text

4.

_______ 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

5.

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

a)

Encryption

b)

Decryption

6.

The art and science of breaking the cipher text is known as

a)

Cryptanalysis

b)

Cryptography

c)

Staganography

d)

Watermarking

7.

A method for determining a solution to a problem by sequentially testing all possible solutions.

a)

brute force

b)

relative frequency

c)

cipher

d)

paired keys

8.
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.
9.

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

10.
What machine was used during WWII to encrypt and decrypt German messages?
a)
Enigma
b)
Atbash
c)
Secret
d)
Puzzler
11.

What was the name of the man who led the team that cracked the German's "Enigma Code" in WW2?

a)

Tim Berners-Lee

b)

Alan Turing

c)

Stephen Hawking

d)

Bill Gates

12.
For Modular Arithmetic what value is the most important?
a)
The Modulo
b)
The Given Number
c)
The Remainder
d)
The Divisor
13.

Which country do hieroglyphics come from?

a)

Greece

b)

Spain

c)

South Africa

d)

Egypt

14.
Before computers why were messages usually encrypted?
a)
They weren't encrypted before computers
b)
So in war Commanders/leaders could communicate safely with their troops
c)
To share messages with people who were clever enough to solve them
d)
All of these reason
15.

In Cryptography, original message, before being transformed, is called

a)

Simple Text

b)

Plain Text

c)

Cipher Text

d)

Filled Text

16.

To encrypt a message you need 2 main parts, a _________ & a key

a)

cipher

b)

code

c)

algorithm

d)

crypt

17.

In Cryptography, original message, before being transformed, is called

a)

Simple Text

b)

Plain Text

c)

Cipher Text

d)

Filled Text

18.

_______ 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

19.

An encryption algorithm transforms plain text into:

a)

Cipher text

b)

Simple Text

c)

Empty Text

d)

Plain Text

20.

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

a)

Encryption

b)

Decryption

21.
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.
22.

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

23.
An encryption key is used to help decrypt messages
a)
True
b)
False
24.

Plaintext

a)

original message

b)

coded message

c)

algorithm for transforming plaintext to ciphertext

d)

info used in cipher known only to sender/receiver

25.

ciphertext

a)

•field of both cryptography and cryptanalysis

b)

•study of encryption principles/methods

c)

•converting plaintext to ciphertext

d)

•coded message

26.

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

27.

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

28.

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

29.

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

30.

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

31.

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

32.

It is also called as private key cryptography.

a)

Symmetric Cryptography

b)

Asymmetric Cryptography

c)

Decryption Key

d)

Hashing

33.

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

a)

Symmetric Cryptography

b)

Asymmetric Cryptography

c)

Asymmetric Key

d)

Hashing

34.

Which of the following is an example of a Cryptographic Hash Function Algorithm?

a)

ECB

b)

CBC

c)

OFB

d)

SHA-256

35.

Digital Signatures are:

a)

 

Proof of authenticity of the sender

b)

Proof of authenticity of the receiver

c)

Proof of authenticity of the verifier

d)

Proof of authenticity of Alice