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Unit 4 Cryptography and Linux
Unit 4 Cryptography and Linux
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1
To add data to an existing file you can use the append symbol which is
>
+
>>
++
2
Which of the following commands is used to save a list of your files and directories into a new file named myfiles.txt?
pwd >> myFiles.txt
ls > myFiles.txt
pwd > myFiles.txt
cat >> myFiles.txt
3
Which of the following is the base 16 number system?
Octal
Decimal
Hexadecimal
Binary
4
One-time Pad uses a pre-shared key only once which makes this encryption method..
None of the above
Impractical
Both Impractical & unbreakable
Unbreakable
5
A historic cipher in which the alphabet is shifted left or right a given number of spaces.
Julius Cipher
Enigma Cipher
Caesar Cipher
Vigenere Cipher
6
The data that has been encrypted is called...
Plaintext
Algorithm
Code
Ciphertext
7
Using the simplest Caesar cipher, decode the following ciphertext. DZCFS
BRAIN
STOCK
TESLA
CYBER
8
Which of the following will share activities that recently took place?
recent
history
shell
find
9
Which of the following is the base 16 number system?
Decimal
Octal
Binary
Hexadecimal
10
Which of the following is a relative path from the current location to file4.txt?(refer to image below)
Unit_2/Temp/file4.txt
home/adminuser/Documents/Unit_2/Temp
/home/adminuser/Documents/Unit_2/Temp/file4.txt
Documents/Unit_2/file4.txt
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A method of encryption when the letter order is changed. ie; Scytale cipher, where a ribbon is wrapped around a cylinder
Transposition
Substitution
Hieroglyphics
Graphics
12
The information about a file that is embedded in the file, such as date, location, size, etc
gigadata
metadata
versiondata
imagedata
13
When you type in pwd it will give you the
The relative path of your current location
The list of all files in your current location
The name of the root user
The absolute path of your current location
14
CTF stands for
Capture the Flag
Cybersecurity Team Fun
Cyber Text Foundation
Coding to Find
15
A single on/off or 0/1 in a computer's transistor is known as a
bit
nibble
byte
hex
16
What does the the following command do? sort -r animals.txt
Creates a file called animals.txt to be used for sorting
Sorts all the items in animal.txt from biggest to smallest
Sorts all the items in animal.txt in alphabetical order
Sorts all the items in animals.txt in reverse alphabetical order
17
How many bits are there in a byte?
8
6
4
2
18
A small program of Linux commands that can perform tasks on a computer is called
scripts
executables
executables
games
19
True or False: Linux CLI is case sensitive
False
True
20
Scrambling data so that it is unreadable to anyone except those who know the trick to decoding it is...
Cryptography
Cybersecurity
Hieroglyphics
Coding
21
Which of the following is not a measure of the number of bytes in a computer?
Terabyte
Megabyte
Zilobyte
Kilobyte
22
To use autocomplete when typing in a command in Linux you can use which key
Tab
return
Left arrow
CTRL
23
The standard output is to the screen, but you can redirect the output to go to a file by using which of these symbols?
>
=
<
+
24
The system which represents alpha-numeric data in a computers, such as A = 65 = 01000001 is called:
ASCII
Translator
NROTC
AARP
25
Which of the following is NOT a tool for steganography?
Exif Viewer Tool
Photo Editing Software
Hex Editor
Vigenere Table
26
Representing a range of characters by some kind of conversion system, like ASCII, is called:
Translation
Encrochment
Encoding
Encryption
27
This is a technique used to solve substitution ciphers based on commonly used letters and words.
frequency analysis
guess and check
polyalphabetic analysis
encryption analysis
28
Which of the following commands is used for searching for a word or phrase in a file in Linu
ls
touch
grep
pwd
29
What does the following command do? grep -i dog animals.txt
Displays lines that DO NOT contain the word ‘dog’, ignoring case
Displays only lines with the word ‘dog’ in all lowercase letters
Displays lines that DO NOT contain the word ‘dog’ in all lowercase letters
Displays lines w/ the word ‘dog’ Dog’ ‘DOG’ or any version ignoring case
30
To clear your screen in Linux you can
Hit the Down Arrow 7 times
Hit the ENTER key
Type in 'clr'
Type in 'clear'
31
Which of the following is an absolute path from root to file2.txt? (refer to image below)
Documents/Unit_2/file2.txt
~/Documents/Unit_2/file2.txt
/home/adminuser/Documents/Unit_2/
/home/adminuser/Documents/Unit_2/file2.txt
32
A substitution cipher using multiple alphabets, a system to switch between them & password. A table/chart is often used.
Enigma Cipher
Caesar Cipher
Vigenere Cipher
Julius Cipher
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The practice of hiding messages in an image or text is called...
Photography
Bibliography
Steganography
Chirography