Enigma Machine and Cryptography
Authored by Zach Slaney
Computers
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As well as being a mathematician, Alan Turing is famous for being a:
Cryptographer
Librarian
Philanthropist
Stamp collector
Answer explanation
A cryptographer analyses and decrypts information contained within cipher texts and encrypted data.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Cipher text is…
the result of encryption performed on plaintext
a group conversation between several people
the result of decryption performed on plaintext
a conversation between two people
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Cryptography is a security measure that...
allows untrusted or unintended middlepersons to view information
allows the copying of information that is sent between two people
does not allow untrusted or unintended middlepersons to view information
deletes information that is sent between two people
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Turing worked to figure out how to decrypt German communications, especially those that used:
the two-rotor encryptor
the Manchester Mark 1
Bombe electro-mechanical devices
the Engima Machine
Answer explanation
The enigma machine was a German invention it could have 158,962,555,217,826,360,000 different encryption combinations.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Enigma Machine worked by means of...
electricity
rotors and gears
keys
pistons
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many letters are in the alphabet?
20
26
27
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was this man?
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