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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