C839 Chapter 1
Knowledge Check test
questions and answers
A major disadvantage associated with symmetric encryption centers
around the need to do what?
Exchange the secret key
3 multiple choice options
Laura wants to increase the randomness and unpredictability of the
cryptosystem she has in use at her organization. What is she trying
to incorporate?
Entropy
3 multiple choice options
Steve is shopping for a symmetric encryption solution with a
minimum 128-bit key size. Of the choices below, which would meet
his criteria? Select two.
IDEA, AES
1 multiple choice option
Within ASCII encoding, characters are mapped to what type of
values? Select all that apply.
Hex
Binary
UTF-8
Decimal
1 multiple choice option
Which type of random number generator would be best choice if you
were looking for fast speed?
Psuedo-random number generator (PRNG)
3 multiple choice options
Knowledge Check test
questions and answers
A major disadvantage associated with symmetric encryption centers
around the need to do what?
Exchange the secret key
3 multiple choice options
Laura wants to increase the randomness and unpredictability of the
cryptosystem she has in use at her organization. What is she trying
to incorporate?
Entropy
3 multiple choice options
Steve is shopping for a symmetric encryption solution with a
minimum 128-bit key size. Of the choices below, which would meet
his criteria? Select two.
IDEA, AES
1 multiple choice option
Within ASCII encoding, characters are mapped to what type of
values? Select all that apply.
Hex
Binary
UTF-8
Decimal
1 multiple choice option
Which type of random number generator would be best choice if you
were looking for fast speed?
Psuedo-random number generator (PRNG)
3 multiple choice options
