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PF-IAS-3102

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does encryption do to a message?

a)

Shows who sent the message

b)

Turns plain words into secret code

c)

Makes code into plain words again

d)

Checks if a message is available

2.

What is decryption used for?

a)

Hide a message from everyone

b)

Make a new secret key quickly

c)

Stop a computer from starting

d)

Change secret code back to plain words

3.

Which goal keeps information safe from prying eyes?

a)

Nonrepudiation

b)

Authentication

c)

Integrity

d)

Confidentiality

4.

Authentication helps with which idea?

a)

Keeping data unaltered

b)

Sharing files to everyone

c)

Proving who someone is

d)

Making code unreadable

5.

What does a cipher help you do with a message?

a)

Color the message letters

b)

Print the message louder

c)

Make the message longer

d)

Hide the message text

6.

Which cipher shifts letters a certain number of places?

a)

Picture puzzle

b)

Caesar cipher

c)

Word search

d)

Vigenère cipher

7.

In a Caesar cipher with a right shift of 3, A becomes which letter?

a)

D

b)

B

c)

10

d)

C

8.

What does encrypting a message mean?

a)

Creating pattern

b)

Swapping letters

c)

Hiding the real data

d)

Creating puzzle

9.

Which word best describes a substitution cipher?

a)

Swap letters for other letters

b)

Count numbers by twos

c)

Sort words by size

d)

Read words backward only

10.

Which cipher uses more than one alphabet to make it harder?

a)

Vigenère cipher

b)

Morse code

c)

Caesar cipher

d)

Hiding the real data

11.

What do you need to use the Vigenère cipher?

a)

Pick random letters

b)

A keyword for the table

c)

Shift left by 3

d)

Shift right by 6

12.

If you shift letters right by 3 to encrypt, how do you decrypt a Caesar message?

a)

Shift left by 3

b)

Shift right by 6

c)

Do nothing at all

d)

Pick random letters

13.

Which of these is also a substitution cipher like Caesar?

a)

QR code

b)

Caesar cipher

c)

Vigenère cipher

d)

ROT13

14.

Why were simple ciphers like Caesar easy to break?

a)

They follow simple patterns

b)

They are too long to read

c)

They need computers only

d)

They use secret ink always

15.

In the Vigenère cipher, the keyword letters repeat to match of what?

a)

The message length

b)

Reorder letters into new places

c)

The page number

d)

Changes letter order only

16.

Which action describes transposition ciphers?

a)

Changes letter order only

b)

Change letters into numbers

c)

Reorder letters into new places

d)

Changes letters to symbols

17.

What does a transposition cipher do to a message?

a)

Changes letter order only

b)

Deletes every other letter

c)

Adds numbers to words

d)

Changes letters to symbols

18.

In a columnar transposition, where do you write letters first?

a)

Across rows first

b)

Down columns first

c)

In zigzag lines first

d)

Changes letters to symbols

19.

Which word best matches Enigma?

a)

Code machine

b)

Math puzzle

c)

Old machine

d)

Game console

20.

What is steganography?

a)

Writing with invisible ink

b)

Drawing fancy symbols

c)

Counting secret numbers

d)

Hiding messages inside files

21.

Which file could hide a secret using steganography?

a)

A picture file

b)

A paper sheet

c)

A printed book

d)

The chosen row count

22.

What key number told how many rows to use in a columnar transposition?

a)

The biggest prime number

b)

The chosen row count

c)

The last page number

d)

The total word count

23.

What did the Enigma machine help with during World War II?

a)

Sending coded messages

b)

Protect who made a file

c)

The chosen row count

d)

The total word count

24.

Digital watermarking can help

a)

Protect who made a file

b)

Print faster at home

c)

Steganography

d)

Make photos brighter

25.

If you hide a message inside a cat photo, you are using

a)

Steganography

b)

Read down columns

c)

Long division

d)

File deleting

26.

To undo a columnar transposition, you should

a)

Erase all rows

b)

Color each box red

c)

Read down columns

d)

Shuffle random letters

27.

The Enigma machine looked most like a

a)

Tiny wristwatch

b)

Tall radio tower

c)

Big kitchen oven

d)

Typewriter with parts

28.

Authentication helps to check the user’s what?

a)

Shoe size

b)

Favorite food

c)

Height

d)

Identity

29.

Non-repudiation helps prove the message came from the what?

a)

Battery

b)

Window

c)

Sender

d)

Keyboard

30.

Data at rest is stored where?

a)

On other disk

b)

On a disk

c)

Data in Transit

d)

Data on hold

31.

Data in transit is moving between what?

a)

On a disk

b)

Two systems

c)

On other disk

d)

Data on hold

32.

Data in use is kept in a computer’s what?

a)

In transit

b)

Data on hold

c)

On disk

d)

Active memory

33.

Which kind of system uses one shared secret key?

a)

Ceramic

b)

Scenic

c)

Assymetric

d)

Symmetric

34.

Which kind of system uses a public and a private key?

a)

Asymmetric

b)

Parallel

c)

Dynamic

d)

Symmetric

35.

Full‑disk encryption protects what amount of a hard drive?

a)

Only one disk

b)

Only Folders

c)

Only System

d)

All data

36.

Partition encryption protects which part?

a)

One disk

b)

One system

c)

One section

d)

One file

37.

File‑level encryption protects what?

a)

Individual files

b)

Whole file

c)

Entire file

d)

None of the above

38.

Volume encryption protects a set of what?

a)

One disk

b)

System

c)

Folders and files

d)

Cookies

39.

In a challenge‑response, Bob proves he is what?

a)

Sleepy

b)

Hungry

c)

Tall

d)

Himself

40.

What is plaintext?

a)

A message before it is coded

b)

A secret key used for locking

c)

A scrambled code for encoding

d)

A machine that decodes

41.

What is a cryptographic key?

a)

A long list of random words

b)

A big number used with an algorithm

c)

A box that keeps notes safe

d)

A picture of the secret message

42.

Key length means?

a)

How fast it decoded

b)

How user decrypt it

c)

How many bits are in the key

d)

How long the message is

43.

Which idea is called security through obscurity?

a)

Using no keys at all

b)

Hiding how the code works

c)

Sharing keys with everyone

d)

Sending messages in plain words

44.

Longer keys are usually do for what?

a)

Slower to type on

b)

Better for security reasons

c)

Easier to guess

d)

Harder to break for attackers

45.

Who can read a message encrypted with a public key?

a)

The owner of the public key

b)

Only the sender of text

c)

Anyone on the internet

d)

The owner of the private key

46.

If Alice uses Bob’s public key to lock a note, who opens it?

a)

Bob with his private key

b)

Alice with her public key

c)

Anyone with any key

d)

Teacher with class key

47.

What is a message digest used for?

a)

To open a for oppurtunity

b)

To check if messages match

c)

To draw a picture

d)

To play with the attacker

48.

What is called when two messages give the same hash value?

a)

A celebration day for attacker

b)

A collision happens

c)

A happy checksum

d)

A quick download of accessed file

49.

SHA is a family of what kind of tools?

a)

Simple algorithms

b)

Small helper

c)

Secure hash algorithms

d)

Mixing security tools

50.

MD5 was made to do what job?

a)

Simple algorithms

b)

Make a message digest

c)

Store big data

d)

Mixing security tools

51.

What is resilience in simple words?

a)

Ability to bounce back after problems

b)

Having two servers for one job

c)

Using one very tall server

d)

A way to resolve problem

52.

Which is a good example of redundancy?

a)

Keeping cables in a single rack

b)

Using one very tall server

c)

Turning off the only router

d)

Having two servers for one job

53.

Which backup saves everything each time it runs?

a)

Full backup saves all data

b)

Incremental saves old photos

c)

Differential deletes extra files

d)

Mirror backup hides secrets

54.

What does data replication do?

a)

Shrinks files to tiny sizes

b)

Copies live data to another place

c)

Blocks all network traffic

d)

Turns laptops into servers

55.

What does a fence around a school help do?

a)

Turn lights on at night

b)

Help cars park closer

c)

Make buildings look prettier

d)

Keep people safely outside areas

56.

What are bollards used for near doors?

a)

Hold open heavy doors

b)

Stop cars from driving close

c)

Shine bright flashing lights

d)

Scan badges for entry

57.

Which pair works together to protect a place from cars and people?

a)

Chairs and lockers

b)

Camera and Guard

c)

Markers and erasers

d)

Fences and bollards

58.

Which helper watches doors and helps keep people safe in a building?

a)

Utility

b)

Security guard

c)

Police Officer

d)

Park Police

59.

Infrared sensors look for changes in what kind of energy?

a)

Sound or music

b)

Water or rain

c)

Wind or breeze

d)

Heat or infrared

60.

Which attack is using strong force like breaking a door?

a)

Password reset

b)

Email phishing

c)

RFID cloning

d)

Brute-force attack

61.

Multifactor Authentication (MFA) means?

a)

More than one way to prove it is you

b)

Only a password with many letters

c)

A friend to tell the teacher your name

d)

Turning the computer off and on

62.

A code appears on a phone and works for a short time, then changes. What is this called?

a)

A secret family word

b)

A long security phrase

c)

A permanent passcode

d)

A one-time password

63.

If a bad actor steals yesterday’s one-time password, what happens today?

a)

It turns into a fingerprint

b)

It will always work again

c)

It will not work anymore

d)

It unlocks every account

64.

What does OTP stand for?

a)

Open Tech Program

b)

One Time Password

c)

Online Ticket Pass

d)

Only Text Passcode

65.

Which Windows permission lets you see and change a file?

a)

Read

b)

Modify

c)

Execute

d)

Special