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The document outlines an IGCSE Cambridge Computer Science exam focused on encryption, consisting of 14 marks distributed across easy, medium, and hard questions. It includes specific questions related to symmetric and asymmetric encryption, as well as the importance of encryption in securing data during transmission. The document serves as a study resource for students preparing for their exams.

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Encryption Q

The document outlines an IGCSE Cambridge Computer Science exam focused on encryption, consisting of 14 marks distributed across easy, medium, and hard questions. It includes specific questions related to symmetric and asymmetric encryption, as well as the importance of encryption in securing data during transmission. The document serves as a study resource for students preparing for their exams.

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IGCSE Cambridge (CIE) Computer Science 14 mins 4 questions

Exam Questions

Encryption
Encryption

Easy (1 question) /1 Scan here to return to the course


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Medium (2 questions) /9

Hard (1 question) /4

Total Marks /14

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Easy Questions
1 State what is given to a device when it connects to a wireless network using the SSID and
correct password.

(1 mark)

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Medium Questions
1 Complete the sentences about symmetric encryption.

Use the terms from the list.

Some of the terms in the list will not be used. You should only use a term once.

algorithm

cipher

copied

delete

key

plain

private

public

standard

stolen

understood

unreadable

The data before encryption is known as .................................................. text. To scramble the


data, an encryption .................................................., which is a type of
.................................................., is used.

The data after encryption is known as .................................................. text. Encryption prevents


the data from being .................................................. by a hacker.
(5 marks)

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2 Data is encrypted to keep it safe during transmission.

Complete the paragraph about asymmetric encryption.

Use the terms from the list.

Some of the terms in the list will not be used. You should only use a term once.

asymmetric certificate cipher text


decrypted encrypted parallel key plain text private key
protected public key serial key symmetric

.............................................................. is encrypted into ..............................................................


using a .............................................................. . The encrypted data is then transmitted from
the sender to the receiver. The encrypted data is then decrypted using a
.............................................................. .
(4 marks)

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Hard Questions
1 A company is setting up both wireless and wired networks for secure communication
between employees. The IT team must ensure that all data transmitted across the networks
is encrypted.

Describe how encryption protects data transmitted over wireless networks.

In your answer explain:

the role of the 'master key' in this process

the importance of not transmitting the master key

(4 marks)

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