COMPREHENSIVE QUESTION BANK | ENCRYPTION, HASHING,
NETWORK SECURITY | EXAM PREP GUIDE
THE ASSURANCE THAT A GIVEN ENTITY IS INVOLVED AND CURRENTLY ACTIVE IN A
COMMUNICATION SESSION IS CALLED AS ________
A. MESSAGE AUTHENTICATION
B. ENTITY AUTHENTICATION
C. AUTHENTICATION
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
CORRECT ANS: B. ENTITY AUTHENTICATION
THE APPLICATION LAYER INCLUDES WHICH PROTOCOL.
A. ICMP
B. UDP
C. SMTP
D. ARP
CORRECT ANS: C. SMTP
HOW MANY ALGORITHMS DOES DIGITAL SIGNATURE CONSIST OF?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
CORRECT ANS: B. 3
, A CRYPTOGRAPHIC HASH FUNCTION IS AN EQUATION USED TO VERIFY THE ____ OF DATA.
A. VARIETY
B. VALIDITY
C. VERACITY
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
CORRECT ANS: B. VALIDITY
THE DES ALGORITHM CIPHER SYSTEM CONSISTS OF ____________ROUNDS (ITERATIONS) EACH
WITH A ROUND KEY.
A. 12
B. 18
C. 9
D. 16
CORRECT ANS: D. 16
THE METHOD OF CONVERTING PLAINTEXT INTO CIPHER TEXT BY USING AN ALGORITHM AND A
KEY IS CALLED AS ________
A. EAVESDROPPING
B. ENCRYPTION
C. DECRYPTION
D. CRYPTOGRAPHY
CORRECT ANS: B. ENCRYPTION