Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Finite fields play a crucial role in many cryptographic algorithms.
2. Rings are a subset of a larger class of algebraic structures called fields.?
3. Groups are defined by a complex set of properties and are difficult to understand.
?4. Finite fields are a subset of fields, consisting of those fields with a finite number of elements.
5. Cryptographic algorithms do not rely on properties of finite fields.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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