Encryption/Cipher
People/Models
Real Life Applications
Computer Language
Computer Anatomy
100

Using Atbash Cipher*, decode this message:

*An Atbash cipher reverses order of alphabet (A←→Z, B←→Y, C←→X)

Example: ABCAA = ZYXZZ

"szezmz lls mzs mzs"

havana ooh nah nah
100

What is the most recent iPhone series? (Number)

16

100

What do you access websites and programs through in the World Wide Web?

URL

100

What does “JS” stand for?

Javascript

100

What does “CPU” stand for?

Central Processing Unit

200

This type of encryption uses the same key for both encryption and decryption, making it fast but requiring secure key exchange.

(Hint: 🪞)

Symmetric Encryption

200

Who founded SolarCity and Hyperloop?

Elon Musk

200

Computers send messages by splitting the message into ____?

packets

200

What does “syntax error” mean?

A mistake in a code that prevents the code from properly running

200

What is the difference between your RAM and your SSD/Hard Drive?

RAM is for temporarily storing data that your computer needs to be able to read and write quickly. An SSD and/or a Hard Drive is for long-term data storage

300

Using this cipher table, decrypt this message:

"I LOVE TO DO COMPUTER SCIENCE"

SKIBIDI: 3
RIZZ: 1
KISJ: 0
GEC: 0
WOW: 1

011230

300

Founder of a GPU company

Recently talked badly about quantum computing

Jenson Huang

300

What does IP stand for

Internet Protocol

300

What is the primary file extension for Python files?

.py

300

What is the CPU architecture of Apple’s M1/M2/M3/M4 chip?

ARM

400

What century was the first encryption system ever built?

(Up down Game)

20th Century BC

400

When was beats fit pro released? (Year and month)

November 2021

400

What term describes the maximum bit rate of a system

Bandwidth

400

What is the difference between let and var in JavaScript?

Let has block scope while var has function scope

400

What is the difference in how VGA and HDMI transmit video?

VGA is analog. HDMI is digital.

500

What kinds of cables are used to connect the internet physically that is commonly used underwater and transmit signals through light instead of electricity

Fiber optic cables

500
What programming language did NASA's IBM computer use for its moon landing program?

FORTRAN

500

Why is the GPU used for training machine learning algorithms and generative AI?

GPUs are better at doing large amounts of smaller mathematical calculations (matrix multiplications) in a short period of time.

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