Case Study 1: 1. Def RailBreak(cipherText)

question 12

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. What is the function of
" ") join(words) on line 14?

• A) It glues together all of the strings in the list words separating them using the space character.
• B) It creates a dictionary of all the words in the list words.
• C) It separates each word in the list words into a range.
• D) It sets all of the values in words to a single space.

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Definitions:

Clean Common Space

Maintenance of shared environments, such as parks and public spaces, in a clean and hygienic condition for communal benefit.

Dominant Strategy

A strategy that yields the best outcome for a player, regardless of the actions taken by other players in the game.

Payoffs

The returns or rewards resulting from a particular action or investment, often used in the context of economics, finance, and game theory.

Game Played

Refers to the strategies, actions, and outcomes associated with competitive situations where the outcome depends on the actions of two or more decision-makers (players).