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This section includes 46 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Operating System knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
In _____________________ same keys are implemented for encrypting as well as decrypting the information. |
A. | Symmetric Key Encryption |
B. | Asymmetric Key Encryption |
C. | Asymmetric Key Decryption |
D. | Hash-based Key Encryption |
Answer» B. Asymmetric Key Encryption | |
2. |
DES stands for ________________ |
A. | Data Encryption Security |
B. | Data Encrypted Standard |
C. | Device Encryption Standard |
D. | Data Encryption Standard |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
A set of all probable decryption keys are collectively termed as key space. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
4. |
_______________ takes the plain text and the key as input for creating cipher-text. |
A. | Decryption Algorithm |
B. | Hashing Algorithm |
C. | Tuning Algorithm |
D. | Encryption Algorithm |
Answer» B. Hashing Algorithm | |
5. |
The ________________ has piece of the keyword that has the same length as that of the plaintext. |
A. | Block Cipher |
B. | One-time pad |
C. | Hash functions |
D. | Vigenere Cipher |
Answer» C. Hash functions | |
6. |
The procedure to add bits to the last block is termed as _________________ |
A. | decryption |
B. | hashing |
C. | tuning |
D. | padding |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
__________ cryptography has always been focussing on the concept of ‘security through obscurity’. |
A. | Modern |
B. | Asymmetric |
C. | Classic |
D. | Latest |
Answer» D. Latest | |
8. |
A set of all probable decryption keys are collectively termed as ____________ |
A. | key-stack |
B. | key bunch |
C. | key space |
D. | key pack |
Answer» D. key pack | |
9. |
A cryptosystem is also termed as ______________ |
A. | secure system |
B. | cipher system |
C. | cipher-text |
D. | secure algorithm |
Answer» C. cipher-text | |
10. |
The process of disguising plaintext in such a way that its substance gets hidden (into what is known as cipher-text) is called _________________ |
A. | cryptanalysis |
B. | decryption |
C. | reverse engineering |
D. | encryption |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
_____________ is the concept that tells us about the replacement of every alphabet by another alphabet and the entire series gets ‘shifted’ by some fixed quantity. |
A. | Rolling Cipher |
B. | Shift Cipher |
C. | Playfair Cipher |
D. | Block Cipher |
Answer» C. Playfair Cipher | |
12. |
Data Encryption Standard is implemented using the Feistel Cipher which employs 16 round of Feistel structure. |
A. | DES |
B. | IDEA |
C. | Caesar cipher |
D. | Twofish |
Answer» B. IDEA | |
13. |
______________ employs a text string as a key that is implemented to do a series of shifts on the plain-text. |
A. | Vigenere Cipher |
B. | Shift Cipher |
C. | Playfair Cipher |
D. | Block Cipher |
Answer» B. Shift Cipher | |
14. |
In __________________ 2 different keys are implemented for encrypting as well as decrypting that particular information. |
A. | Symmetric Key Encryption |
B. | Asymmetric Key Encryption |
C. | Asymmetric Key Decryption |
D. | Hash-based Key Encryption |
Answer» C. Asymmetric Key Decryption | |
15. |
In Playfair cipher, at first, a key table is produced. That key table is a 5 by 5 grid of alphabets which operates as the key to encrypt the plaintext. |
A. | Rolling Cipher |
B. | Shift Cipher |
C. | Playfair Cipher |
D. | Block Cipher |
Answer» D. Block Cipher | |
16. |
Which of the following is not a steganography tool? |
A. | Xaio steganography |
B. | Image steganography |
C. | ReaperExploit |
D. | Steghide |
Answer» D. Steghide | |
17. |
People will normally think it as a normal/regular file and your secret message will pass on without any _______________ |
A. | suspicion |
B. | decryption |
C. | encryption |
D. | cracking |
Answer» B. decryption | |
18. |
AES is at least 6-times faster than 3-DES. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
19. |
____________ carries out all its calculations on bytes rather than using bits and is at least 6-times faster than 3-DES. |
A. | AES |
B. | DES |
C. | IDEA |
D. | Twofish |
Answer» B. DES | |
20. |
Which of the following is not an example of a block cipher? |
A. | DES |
B. | IDEA |
C. | Caesar cipher |
D. | Twofish |
Answer» D. Twofish | |
21. |
____________ is a mono-alphabetic encryption code wherein each & every letter of plain-text is replaced by another letter in creating the cipher-text. |
A. | Polyalphabetic Cipher |
B. | Caesar Cipher |
C. | Playfair Cipher |
D. | Monoalphabetic Cipher |
Answer» C. Playfair Cipher | |
22. |
Which of the following is not a steganography tool ? |
A. | Crypture |
B. | SteganographX Plus |
C. | rSteg |
D. | Burp Suite |
Answer» E. | |
23. |
The method of reverting the encrypted text which is known as cipher text to its original form i.e. plain text is known as ________________ |
A. | cryptanalysis |
B. | decryption |
C. | reverse engineering |
D. | encryption |
Answer» C. reverse engineering | |
24. |
By using ______________ you can diminish the chance of data leakage. |
A. | Cryptography |
B. | Tomography |
C. | Chorography |
D. | Steganography |
Answer» E. | |
25. |
The word ________________is a combination of the Greek words ‘steganos’ which means “covered or concealed”, and ‘graphein’ which means “writing”. |
A. | Cryptography |
B. | Tomography |
C. | Steganography |
D. | Chorography |
Answer» D. Chorography | |
26. |
Encryption-decryption in cryptosystem is done in ______ ways. |
A. | 4 |
B. | 3 |
C. | 5 |
D. | 2 |
Answer» E. | |
27. |
_____________________ is the art & science of cracking the cipher-text without knowing the key. |
A. | Cracking |
B. | Cryptanalysis |
C. | Cryptography |
D. | Crypto-hacking |
Answer» C. Cryptography | |
28. |
______________ is the mathematical procedure or algorithm which produces a cipher-text for any specified plaintext. |
A. | Encryption Algorithm |
B. | Decryption Algorithm |
C. | Hashing Algorithm |
D. | Tuning Algorithm |
Answer» B. Decryption Algorithm | |
29. |
Cryptography offers a set of required security services. Which of the following is not among that 4 required security services? |
A. | Encryption |
B. | Message Authentication codes |
C. | Hash functions |
D. | Steganography |
Answer» E. | |
30. |
Which of the following is not the primary objective of cryptography? |
A. | Confidentiality |
B. | Data Integrity |
C. | Data Redundancy |
D. | Authentication |
Answer» D. Authentication | |
31. |
The main motive for using steganography is that hackers or other users can hide a secret message behind a ______________ |
A. | special file |
B. | ordinary file |
C. | program file |
D. | encrypted file |
Answer» C. program file | |
32. |
A ________________ tool permits security professional or a hacker to embed hidden data within a carrier file like an image or video which can later be extracted from them. |
A. | Cryptography |
B. | Tomography |
C. | Chorography |
D. | Steganography |
Answer» E. | |
33. |
In _______________ the plain-text is processed 1-bit at a time & a series of actions is carried out on it for generating one bit of cipher-text. |
A. | Block Cipher |
B. | One-time pad |
C. | Stream cipher |
D. | Vigenere Cipher |
Answer» D. Vigenere Cipher | |
34. |
In _____________ a sequence of actions is carried out on this block after a block of plain-text bits is chosen for generating a block of cipher-text bits. |
A. | Block Cipher |
B. | One-time pad |
C. | Hash functions |
D. | Vigenere Cipher |
Answer» B. One-time pad | |
35. |
____________________ is a mathematical algorithm that produces a unique plain text for a given cipher text along with a decryption key. |
A. | Decryption Algorithm |
B. | Hashing Algorithm |
C. | Tuning Algorithm |
D. | Encryption Algorithm |
Answer» B. Hashing Algorithm | |
36. |
Steganography follows the concept of security through obscurity. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
37. |
_____________ is hiding of data within data, where we can hide images, text, and other messages within images, videos, music or recording files. |
A. | Cryptography |
B. | Tomography |
C. | Steganography |
D. | Chorography |
Answer» D. Chorography | |
38. |
_____________ is another data hiding technique which can be used in conjunction with cryptography for the extra-secure method of protecting data. |
A. | Cryptography |
B. | Steganography |
C. | Tomography |
D. | Chorography |
Answer» C. Tomography | |
39. |
_______________ cryptography deals with traditional characters, i.e., letters & digits directly. |
A. | Modern |
B. | Classic |
C. | Asymmetric |
D. | Latest |
Answer» C. Asymmetric | |
40. |
AES stands for ________________ |
A. | Advanced Encryption Security |
B. | Advanced Encryption Standard |
C. | Advanced Encrypted Standard |
D. | Active Encryption Standard |
Answer» C. Advanced Encrypted Standard | |
41. |
________________ is a cipher formed out of substitution where for a given key-value the cipher alphabet for every plain text remains fixed all through the encryption procedure. |
A. | Polyalphabetic Cipher |
B. | Caesar Cipher |
C. | Playfair Cipher |
D. | Monoalphabetic Cipher |
Answer» E. | |
42. |
Data Encryption Standard is an example of a _____________ cryptosystem. |
A. | conventional |
B. | public key |
C. | hash key |
D. | asymmetric-key |
Answer» B. public key | |
43. |
Conventional cryptography is also known as _____________ or symmetric-key encryption. |
A. | secret-key |
B. | public key |
C. | protected key |
D. | primary key |
Answer» B. public key | |
44. |
There are ________ types of cryptographic techniques used in general. |
A. | 2 |
B. | 3 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 5 |
Answer» C. 4 | |
45. |
WHAT_IS_ROLE_OF_KEY_DISTRIBUTION_CENTER_??$ |
A. | It is used to distribute keys to everyone in world |
B. | It intended to reduce the risks inherent in exchanging keys |
C. | all of the mentioned |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» C. all of the mentioned | |
46. |
What is not a role of encryption ? |
A. | It is used to protect data from unauthorized access during transmission |
B. | It is used to ensure user authentication |
C. | It is used to ensure data integrity |
D. | It is used to ensure data corruption doesn’t happens |
Answer» E. | |