GCSE J277 - 1.3.2 - Encryption

What is encryption?

• Scrambled text
• Scrambled text using an algorithm
• Text in another language
• Text in 2 different languages

What is the algorithm called which is used to encrypt data?

• Bubble Sort
• Cipher
• Programshift
• Textshift

What do we call the data which has been encrypted using the the encryption algorithm?

• Garbage
• Plaintext
• Gibberish
• Ciphertext

What do we call text which is readable and has been decrypted

• Garbage
• Plaintext
• Gibberish
• Ciphertext

Which protocol encrypts data and is best used for shopping online?

• FTP
• SMTP
• HTTP
• HTTPS

Which law does encryption help companies comply with when dealing with personal data

• Computer Misuse Act
• Data Protection Act
• Freedom of Information Act
• Copyright, Designs and Patents Act

In order to read encrypted data, the user needs what to unencrypt it

• Key
• Login
• Algorithm
• Password

Encryption over Wi-Fi stops people from intercepting data

• True
• False

Encrypted data intercepted over Wi-Fi cannot be understood

• True
• False

Encrypted data cannot be read

• True
• False