Basics
What is cryptography?
The practice of creating secret codes.
How long have codes been used?
Thousands of years.
What is the Caesar Cipher?
A method that shifts letters in the alphabet.
What are codes used for?
To keep information private or secret?
How is de doing messages usually described?
Fun or entertaining.
What is the process of turning a normal message into a secret code called?
Enconding or encryption.
What were codes used for in the past?
To keep messages secret of private.
How does the Caesar Cipher work?
By moving letters a certain number of positions.
In what type of activities are codes also used?
Games of puzzle.
How do codes make communication?
More mysterious.
What is the original message before it is turned into code called?
Plaintext.
What was the main purpose of codes in ancient civilization?
Communication of protection of information.
What happens to letters in the Caesar Cipher?
Each letter is replaced by another further along in the alphabet.
What skills is improved by solving codes?
Problem-solving or thinking.
What is needed to solve difficult codes?
Logic or critical thinking.