1

I am finding I am not enjoying the Daily challenge anymore, too many duff questions lately.

Perhaps it’s time to stop.

Maybe I am wrong half the time I don’t know, but I seem to be finding myself back on here posting about questions I think are flawed. Usually after I have struggled to separate two answers from the wording.

Here is today’s moan: https://community.spiceworks.com/questions/4331/explanation#38660

8 Spice ups
2

For those who haven’t taken it yet, here is the question:

Which type of encryption is typically used for data transmission?

  • Sec. 250.1101
  • Symmetric
  • Asymmetric
  • TCP / UDP

I got this one right, but there is not enough information in the question to determine a correct answer, as the question is too generic, and the answer really should be the standard IT answer: “It depends”. The question needs to be revised, or one of the two potentially correct choices should be removed.

@josh-j-spiceworks ​ @david-k-spiceworks ​

2 Spice ups
3

I’ve not taken that one yet, but yes i’d say that’s far too vaguely worded to be able to figure out what the question is looking for.

2 Spice ups
4

Wait till you see the explanation for Sec. 250.1101 when you do get it…

2 Spice ups
5

I agree that the phrase “data transmission” is extremely vague. I can envision situations where symmetric encryption would be used (like HTTPS traffic) and situations where asymmetric encryption would be used (like PGP-encrypted e-mail). TCP/UDP are protocols and not encryption in and of themselves (although they can be involved in transmitting encrypted payloads). As far as Sec. 250.1101 goes, the first Google search result I get is concerning a law in Michigan dedicated to naming a section of highway after someone (and in memoriam at that).

2 Spice ups
6

I agree that this one needs more context. I’ve placed it into moderation for now. Tagging the author for his feedback as well @christopher001 .

Does anyone have a suggestion for how we want to reword this?

1 Spice up
7

Either remove symmetric (easiest - then the answer wouldn’t need to change) or asymmetric, or add some context to the question (which is probably harder) to indicate clearly which answer is correct.

1 Spice up