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2011
DATA COMPRESSION AND CRYPTOGRAPHY
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70
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The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
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Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as
far as practicable.

GROUP – A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
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1. Choose the correct alternatives for the following :

10 × 1 = 10

i) Key size in IDEA is

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a) 56 bits b) 48 bits

c) 64 bits d) 128 bits.

ii) Key shifting is used in

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a) DES b) IDEA

c) RSA d) None of these.

a c.

iii) Preoutput phase is acquainted with

a) DES b) IDEA

c) RSA d) MD5.
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iv) Triple DES makes use of

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a) One key b) Two key

c) Three key d) Both (b) & (c).

v) An example of two-factor authentication is

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a) Password b) Digital Certificate

c) Authentication d) Non Repudiation.

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vi) Digital Signature cannot ensure

a) Authentication b) Confidentiality
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c) Integrity d) Both (b) & (c).

vii) DMZ is used for

a) Public Server b) Private Server

c) Network Server d) Thread Server.

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viii) The statement "Best of Both World" is used for

a) Digital Envelope
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b) Diffie-Hallman key Exchange

c) IDEA

d) Electronic Envelope.
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ix) Proof by property is an approach of

a) Confidentiality b) Authentication

c) Integrity d) Non Repudiation.

a c.

x) Zero/Blank Replacement is used for encoding

a) Single character b) Double character

c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these.

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GROUP – B
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( Short Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 × 5 = 15

2. What is Cryptography ? Discuss the principles of security.

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3. Differentiate between Lossy and Lossless data compression.

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4. What is Data Compression ? Discuss Repetitive character

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encoding and Run length encoding. 1+4

5. Discuss Cipher Feedback ( CFB ) Mode of operation with

suitable diagram. 5

6. Differentiate between Confusion and Diffusion. State the

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attacks possible on RSA algorithm. 2+3

GROUP – C
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( Long Answer Type Questions )

Answer any three of the following. 3 × 15 = 45

7. What is Cryptology ? Discuss different types of Active

attacks ? State the steps of DES algorithm in detail
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accompanied with suitable diagrams. 1+6+8

8. a) Discuss different Transposition techniques with

a c.

example. 5

b) State the requirements of Digital signature. 5

c) Differentiate between Certificate based and Biometrics

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9. a) Discuss different types of Firewall configuration. 6

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b) What is Firewall ? Discuss different types of Firewall.

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c) Calculate 'd' in RSA algorithm for p = 7 and q = 17.
Hence state the public key and private key for the
algorithm. 3
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10. a) Discuss Run Length Encoding with suitable example.
Define Compression ratio. 5+1
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b) State the attacks possible on Packet Filtering router. 5

c) Differentiate between Huffman coding and Arithmetic

coding. 4

11. Write short note on any three of the following : 3 × 5 = 15

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a) IDEA

b) Attacks on RSA algorithm

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c) JPEG

d) Password
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e) DNS Spoofing.
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