Case Study 1: 1. Def RailBreak(cipherText)

question 17

Multiple Choice

Case Study 1:
1. def railBreak(cipherText) :
2. wordDict = createWordDict('wordlist.txt')
3. cipherLen = len(cipherText)
4. maxGoodSoFar = 0
5. bestGuess = "No words found in dictionary"
6. for i in range(2, cipherLen + 1) :
7. words = railDecrypt(cipherText, i)
8. goodCount = 0
9. for w in words:
10. if w in wordDict:
11. goodCount = goodCount + 1
12. if goodCount > maxGoodSoFar:
13. maxGoodSoFar = goodCount
14. bestGuess = " ".join(words)
15. return bestGuess
-Refer to the session in the accompanying Case Study 1. What pattern is used on lines 12-14?

• A) Minmax
• B) Rail break
• C) Cryptology
• D) Brute force

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Definitions:

Elasticity of Resource Demand

The responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a resource to a change in its price.

Unit Wages

The amount of compensation received by workers per unit of time or per unit of output produced.

Employed Workers

This term refers to individuals who are currently working for pay or profit, whether on a full-time or part-time basis.

Coefficient of Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in price, income levels, or other variables.