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    The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about cryptography. It tests knowledge of topics like symmetric and asymmetric key ciphers, encryption and decryption algorithms, block ciphers, and cryptographic methods like DES, AES, RSA, and Diffie-Hellman key exchange. For each set of 10 questions, the correct answers are provided. The purpose is to help readers practice and test their understanding of fundamental cryptography concepts.

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    All the Multiple Choice Question and Answer (MCQs) have been

    compiled from the books of Data Communication and Networking


    by the
    he well known author behrouz A forouzan.

    This Data Communication and Networking – Cryptography


    multiple choice Questions and Answers (MCQ) PDF covers the
    below lists of topics.

    1. Cryptography Multiple Choice Question and Answer


    Answer.

    Practice now to sharpen your concept.

    1. ________ is the science and art of transforming messages


    to make them secure and immune to attacks.
    A. Cryptography
    B. Cryptoanalysis
    C. either (a) or (b)
    D. neither (a) nor (b)

    2. The ________is the original message before transformation


    A. ciphertext
    B. plaintext
    C. secret-text
    D. none of the above

    3. The ________ is the message after transformation


    A. ciphertext
    B. plaintext
    C. secret-text
    D. none of the above
    4. A(n) _______ algorithm transforms plaintext to ciphertext
    A. encryption
    B. decryption
    C. either (a) or (b)
    D. neither (a) nor (b)

    5. A(n) ______ algorithm transforms ciphertext to plaintext


    A. encryption
    B. decryption
    C. either (a) or (b)
    D. neither (a) nor (b)

    6. A combination of an encryption algorithm and a decryption


    algorithm is called a ________.
    A. cipher
    B. secret
    C. key
    D. none of the above

    7. The _______ is a number or a set of numbers on which the cipher


    operates
    A. cipher
    B. secret
    C. key
    D. none of the above

    8. In a(n) ________ cipher, the same key is used by both the sender
    and receiver.
    A. symmetric-key
    B. asymmetric-key
    C. either (a) or (b)
    D. neither (a) nor (b)

    9. In a(n) ________, the key is called the secret key.


    A. symmetric-key
    B. asymmetric-key
    C. either (a) or (b)
    D. neither (a) nor (b)

    10. In a(n) ________ cipher, a pair of keys is used.


    A. symmetric-key
    B. asymmetric-key
    C. either (a) or (b)
    D. neither (a) nor (b)

    Answer key for MCQ SET- 1


    Q-1 Correct Answer :Cryptography
    Q-2 Correct Answer :plaintext
    Q-3 Correct Answer :ciphertext
    Q-4 Correct Answer :encryption
    Q-5 Correct Answer :decryption
    Q-6 Correct Answer :cipher
    Q-7 Correct Answer :key
    Q-8 Correct Answer :symmetric-key
    :symmetric
    Q-9 Correct Answer :symmetric-key
    :symmetric
    Q-10 Correct Answer :asymmetric-key
    :asymmetric
    Cryptography multiple choice questions and answers MCQ Set
    Set-2

    1. In an asymmetric-key key cipher, the sender uses the__________ key.


    A. private
    B. public
    C. either (a) or (b)
    D. neither (a) nor (b)

    2. In an asymmetric-key key cipher, the receiver uses the ______ key


    A. private
    B. public
    C. either (a) or (b)
    D. neither (a) nor (b)

    3. A ________ cipher replaces one character with another


    character.
    A. substitution
    B. transposition
    C. either (a) or (b)
    D. neither (a) nor (b)

    4. _________ ciphers can be categorized into two broad categories:


    monoalphabetic and polyalphabetic.
    A. Substitution
    B. Transposition
    C. either (a) or (b)
    D. neither (a) nor (b)
    5. The _______ cipher is the simplest monoalphabetic cipher. It uses
    modular arithmetic with a modulus of 26.
    A. transposition
    B. additive
    C. shift
    D. none of the above

    6. The Caesar cipher is a _______cipher that has a key of 3.


    A. transposition
    B. additive
    C. shift
    D. none of the above

    7. The ________ cipher reorders the plaintext characters to create a


    ciphertext.
    A. substitution
    B. transposition
    C. either (a) or (b)
    D. neither (a) nor (b)

    8. A(n) ______ is a keyless substitution cipher with N inputs and M


    outputs that uses a formula to define the relationship between the
    input stream and the output stream
    A. S-box
    B. P-box
    C. T-box
    D. none of the above
    9. A(n) _______is a keyless transposition cipher with N inputs and
    M outputs that uses a table to define the relationship between the
    input stream and the output stream
    A. S-box
    B. P-box
    C. T-box
    D. none of the above

    10. A modern cipher is usually a complex _____cipher made of a


    combination of different simple ciphers.
    A. round
    B. circle
    C. square
    D. none of the above

    Answer key for MCQ SET- 2


    Q-1 Correct Answer :public
    Q-2 Correct Answer :private
    Q-3 Correct Answer :substitution
    Q-4 Correct Answer :Substitution
    Q-5 Correct Answer :shift
    Q-6 Correct Answer :shift
    Q-7 Correct Answer :transposition
    Q-8 Correct Answer :S-box
    :S
    Q-9 Correct Answer :P-box
    :P
    Q-10 Correct Answer :round

    Cryptography multiple choice questions and answers MCQ Set


    Set-3
    1. DES is a(n) ________ method adopted by the U.S. government.
    A. symmetric-key
    B. asymmetric-key
    C. either (a) or (b)
    D. neither (a) nor (b)

    2. DES has an initial and final permutation block and _________


    rounds
    A. 14
    B. 15
    C. 16
    D. none of the above

    3. The DES function has _______ components


    A. 2
    B. 3
    C. 4
    D. 5

    4. DES uses a key generator to generate sixteen _______ round keys


    A. 32-bit
    B. 48-bit
    C. 54-bit
    D. 42-bit

    5. ________ DES was designed to increase the size of the DES key
    A. Double
    B. Triple
    C. Quadruple
    D. none of the above

    6. _______ is a round cipher based on the Rijndael algorithm that


    uses a 128-bit block of data
    A. AEE
    B. AED
    C. AER
    D. AES

    7. AES has _____ different configurations


    A. two
    B. three
    C. four
    D. five

    8. ECB and CBC are ________ ciphers


    A. block
    B. stream
    C. field
    D. none of the above

    9. One commonly used public-key cryptography method is the


    ______ algorithm
    A. RSS
    B. RAS
    C. RSA
    D. RAA
    10. The ________ method provides a one-time session key for two
    parties
    A. Diffie-Hellman
    B. RSA
    C. DES
    D. AES

    Answer key for MCQ SET- 3


    Q-1 Correct Answer :symmetric-key
    :symmetric
    Q-2 Correct Answer :16
    Q-3 Correct Answer :4
    Q-4 Correct Answer :48-bit
    :48
    Q-5 Correct Answer :Triple
    Q-6 Correct Answer :AES
    Q-7 Correct Answer :three
    Q-8 Correct Answer :block
    Q-9 Correct Answer :RSA
    Q-10 Correct Answer :Diffie-Hellman
    :Diffie

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