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1000 Cryptography &

Network Security Symmetric Ciphers
MCQs Questions and
Answers – The Data
Encryption Standard
(DES) and It’s Strength
–I
This set of Cryptography Multiple
Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs)
Classical Encryption
focuses on “The Data Encryption
Techniques Standard (DES) and It’s Strength”.

Symmetric Cipher Models

1. DES follows Related Topics
Transposition Techniques a) Hash Algorithm String Programs in C++
b) Caesars Cipher String Programs in C
Block Ciphers & Data
Encryption Standard c) Feistel Cipher Structure
Bitwise Operators in C
d) SP Networks
Block Cipher Systems Data Structure MCQ Questions
View Answer
Data Encryption Strength-1 C++ Algorithm Library
Data Encryption Strength-2
Answer: c
Data Encryption Standard Explanation: DES follows Feistel
Number Theory & Finite
Cipher Structure.
Fields

Number Theory
2. The DES Algorithm Cipher System
consists of ____________rounds
Groups Rings & Fields
(iterations) each with a round key
Polynomial Arithmetic - 1 a) 12
Polynomial Arithmetic - 2 b) 18
Polynomial Arithmetic - 3
c) 9
d) 16
Polynomial Arithmetic - 4
View Answer
AES Algorithm & Block
Cipher Operation
Answer: d
AES Algorithm - 1 Explanation: The DES Algorithm
AES Algorithm - 2 Cipher System consists of 16
AES Algorithm - 3
rounds (iterations) each with a
round key.
AES Algorithm - 4
DES Operation Modes - 1
3. The DES algorithm has a key length
DES Operation Modes - 2 of
a) 128 Bits
PRNG & More Block b) 32 Bits
Ciphers c) 64 Bits
d) 16 Bits
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Public Key Cryptography
Java String Programs: Code Examples &
& RSA
Answer: c Solutions
Public Key Explanation: DES encrypts blocks of Data Structures in C
Cryptosystems & Hash 64 bits using a 64 bit key.
Cryptography and Network Security MCQ
Functions
Questions
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MACs, Whirlpool Strength of Materials MCQ Questions
Algorithm & Key
Design & Analysis of Algorithms MCQ
Management
Questions
Cryptography Overview
& TCP/IP

Internet Protocol &

Network Addressing

Wireless Network
Security & its Overview

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4. In the DES algorithm, although the

key size is 64 bits only 48bits are used
for the encryption procedure, the rest
are parity bits.
a) True
b) False
View Answer

Answer: b
Explanation: 56 bits are used, the
rest 8 bits are parity bits.

5. In the DES algorithm the round key

is __________ bit and the Round Input
is ____________bits.
a) 48, 32
b) 64,32
c) 56, 24
d) 32, 32
View Answer
 Answer: a
Explanation: The round key is 48
bits. The input is 32 bits.

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6. In the DES algorithm the Round

Input is 32 bits, which is expanded to
48 bits via ____________
a) Scaling of the existing bits
b) Duplication of the existing bits
c) Addition of zeros
d) Addition of ones
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: The round key is 48
bits. The input is 32 bits. This input
is first expanded to 48 bits
(permutation plus an expansion),
that involves duplication of 16 of
the bits.

7. The Initial Permutation

table/matrix is of size
a) 16×8
b) 12×8
c) 8×8
d) 4×8
View Answer

8. The number of unique substitution

boxes in DES after the 48 bit XOR
operation are
a) 8
b) 4
c) 6
d) 12
View Answer

9. In the DES algorithm the 64 bit key

input is shortened to 56 bits by
ignoring every 4th bit.
a) True
b) False
View Answer

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