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CH 30 Cryptography Multiple Choice Questions and Answers PDF

This document contains 30 multiple choice questions about cryptography topics extracted from books on data communication and networking. The questions are divided into 3 sets and cover topics such as cryptography, encryption algorithms like DES and AES, asymmetric key ciphers, and cryptographic techniques including substitution and transposition ciphers. The answers to each set of questions are provided.

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CH 30 Cryptography Multiple Choice Questions and Answers PDF

This document contains 30 multiple choice questions about cryptography topics extracted from books on data communication and networking. The questions are divided into 3 sets and cover topics such as cryptography, encryption algorithms like DES and AES, asymmetric key ciphers, and cryptographic techniques including substitution and transposition ciphers. The answers to each set of questions are provided.

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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 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.

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
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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
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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
Q-9 Correct Answer :symmetric-key
Q-10 Correct Answer :asymmetric-key
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Cryptography multiple choice questions and answers MCQ Set-2

1. In an asymmetric-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 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)
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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
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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
Q-9 Correct Answer :P-box
Q-10 Correct Answer :round

Cryptography multiple choice questions and answers MCQ Set-3


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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
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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
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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
Q-2 Correct Answer :16
Q-3 Correct Answer :4
Q-4 Correct Answer :48-bit
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

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