Cryptography and Security Quiz

Cryptography and Security Quiz

12th Grade

36 Qs

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Cryptography and Security Quiz

Cryptography and Security Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Erica Basso

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36 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of cryptography?

To enhance computer speed

To make information secret

To make information public

To create software programs

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term 'cipher' refer to in cryptography?

A type of computer virus

An algorithm for converting plain text into ciphertext

A hardware encryption device

A method of data storage

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Caesar cipher?

A type of asymmetric encryption

A substitution cipher used by Julius Caesar

A modern encryption method

A key exchange algorithm

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a drawback of substitution ciphers?

They are only used in software

They require a large key size

They preserve letter frequencies

They are too complex to use

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a permutation cipher?

A cipher that uses multiple keys

A cipher that encrypts images

A cipher that rearranges the order of characters

A cipher that uses random letters

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the German Enigma machine?

To decode messages

To create music

To store data

To encrypt wartime communications

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a significant feature of the Enigma machine?

It had configurable rotors

It could encrypt letters as themselves

It used a single rotor

It was a software-based system

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