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CSCu_Data Encrypt

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who used the Caesar Cipher?

a)

Augustus Caesar

b)

Hadrian Caesar

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Palpatine Caesar

2.

Which two fictional characters are used to describe encryption scenarios and algorithms?

a)

Bob and Alice

b)

Bonnie and Clyde

c)

Boris and Alistair

d)

Bert and Ernie

3.

What type of key can be freely shared with anyone so that they can encrypt a message?

a)

Personal key

b)

Private key

c)

Free key

d)

Public key

4.

What do we call unscrambled, readable data?

a)

ASCII

b)

Purple prose

c)

Plaintext

d)

Ciphertext..

5.

What do we call scrambled, encrypted data?

a)

Gibberish

b)

Plaintext

c)

Ciphertext

d)

Garbage

6.

What is the foundation of all secure messaging on the open internet, including the security protocols known as SSL and TLS?

a)

Asymmetric encryption

b)

Caesar's Cipher

c)

Public key cryptography

d)

Symmetric encryption

7.

What does the little lock or the letters https in a browser's address bar indicate?

a)

Public key encryption

b)

Symmetric encryption

c)

Insecure connection

d)

Secure connection

8.

What is the purpose of using asymmetric keys in public key cryptography?

a)

To exchange secure messages without needing to agree on a private key

b)

To agree on a private key

c)

To decrypt data

d)

To encrypt data

9.

What is the purpose of using asymmetric keys in public key cryptography?

a)

To exchange secure messages without needing to agree on a private key

b)

To agree on a private key

c)

To decrypt data

d)

To encrypt data

10.

There are private data that people still exchange in the open system such as credit card number, bank information, password, and emails.

Answer TRUE or FALSE

(a)  

11.

The two most common types of encryptions used in securing Internet communications are______ and_________.

a)

Symmetric encryption and public key encryption.

b)

Triple-DES (3DES), and Plain text

c)

Caesar Cipher, and Plain text

d)

Bob and Alice

12.

What do you call the algorithm used to encrypt data?

a)

Flux capacitor

b)

Oscillator

c)

Cipher

d)

Transmogrifier

13.

For security purposes,

what protocol should you use if shopping online?

a)

FTP

b)

HTTP

c)

SMTP

d)

HTTPS

14.

Which of these do you need to keep secret?

a)

Your public encryption key

b)

Your private decryption key

c)

Your MAC address

d)

The cipher algorithm

15.

What does SSL stand for?

a)

Secure Socket Layer

b)

Secret Secure Layer

c)

Several secret Layer

d)

Sustaining Self life

16.

Which of these is not required for Public Key encryption?

a)

Public Key

b)

Private Key

c)

Encryption Algorithm

d)

Specific Key

17.

In the context of asymmetric encryption, what is a public key used for?

a)

Decryption only

b)

Encryption only.,

c)

Both encryption and decryption

d)

Neither encryption nor decryption

18.

What is the correct order of memory storage units from smallest to largest?

Answer carefully

a)

KiB MB MiB GB TiB

b)

KiB MiB MB TiB GB

c)

MB MiB KB GB TiB

d)

KB GB MB MiB TiB

19.

Encrypted data cannot be understood

True or False

(a)  

20.

Asymmetric encryption uses only one key.

True OR False

(a)  

21.

.............. provides a way for two computers to verify their identity online before they exchange information.

a)

Security Certificate

b)

HTTPS

c)

TCP/IP

d)

Anti-Malware Software

22.

What is the process of unscrambling an encrypted message to make it readable?

a)

Asymmetric encryption

b)

Encryption

c)

Symmetric encryption

d)

Decryption

23.

Encrypting data means_____________.

a)

The access point installed on a network without the network owner’s permission.

b)

The scramble of the original data to hide the meaning of the text, while still making it possible for the data to be unscrambled using a secret key.

c)

The type of site visitors should expect to see at the address, such as .com for commercial business sites, and .edu for educational sites.

d)

An official pattern used to help decrypt messages

24.

Which of the following is an encryption standard?

a)

Data Encryption standard

b)

Advanced Dencryption

standard

c)

Digital certificates

d)

Validation Authority

25.

Both VeraCrypt and TrueCrypt are both Cryptographic tools

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

God knows