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CNS Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The keys used in cryptography are

a)

secret key

b)

private key

c)

public key

d)

All of them

2.

Cryptography, a word with Greek origins, means

a)

corrupting data

b)

secret writing

c)

open writing

d)

closed writing

3.

A transposition cipher reorders (permutes) symbols in a

a)

block of packets

b)

block of slots

c)

block of signals

d)

block of symbols

4.

Network Security provides authentication and access control for resources.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

may be true

d)

may be false

5.

Which is not an objective of network security?

a)

identification

b)

authentication

c)

access control

d)

lock

6.

The process of verifying the identity of a user.

a)

authentication

b)

identification

c)

validation

d)

verification

7.

Which of these is a part of network identification?

a)

user id

b)

password

c)

otp

d)

fingerprint

8.

The process of transforming plain text into unreadable text.

a)

decryption

b)

encryption

c)

network security

d)

information hiding

9.

An algorithm used in encryption is referred to as cipher.

a)

TRUE,

b)

FALSE

c)

may be true

d)

may be false

10.

A process of making the encrypted text readable again.

a)

decryption

b)

encryption

c)

network security

d)

information hiding

11.

A person who enjoys learning details about computers and how to enhance their capabilities.

a)

cracker

b)

hacker

c)

app controller

d)

site controller

12.

An asymmetric-key (or public-key) cipher uses

a)

1 key

b)

2 key

c)

3 key

d)

4 key

13.

A small program that changes the way a computer operates.

a)

worm

b)

trojan

c)

bomb

d)

virus

14.

We use cryptofraphy term to transform messages to make them secure and immune to

a)

change

b)

idle

c)

attacks

d)

defend

15.

In cryptography , the original message before being transformmed , is called

a)

simple text

b)

plain text

c)

empty text

d)

filled text