Practice Quiz in Cryptography Part 3

This is the Online Practice Quiz in Cryptography part 3 from the book, Data Communications and Networking 4th Edition by Behrouz A. Forouzan. If you are looking for a reviewer in Electronics Systems and Technologies (Communications Engineering) this will definitely help you test your knowledge and skill before taking the Board Exam.

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Quiz in Cryptography Question 21. The ________ is the message after transformation. A. ciphertext B. plaintext C. secret-text D. None of these Question 22. The _________ attack can endanger the security of the Diffie-Hellman method if two parties are not authenticated to each other. A. man-in-the-middle B. ciphertext attack C. plaintext attack D. None of these Question 23. The ________is the original message before transformation. A. ciphertext B. plaintext C. secret-text D. None of these Question 24. ECB and CBC are ________ ciphers. A. block B. stream C. field D. None of these Question 25. A(n) ______ algorithm transforms ciphertext to plaintext. A. encryption B. decryption C. either (a) or (b) D. neither (a) nor (b) Question 26. 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) Question 27. The _______ is a number or a set of numbers on which the cipher operates. A. cipher B. secret C. key D. None of these Question 28. 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) Question 29. 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 these Question 30. AES has _____ different configurations. A. two B. three C. four D. five Question 31. ________ DES was designed to increase the size of the DES key. A. Double B. Triple C. Quadruple D. None of these

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