COMMUNICATIONS Flashcards
(88 cards)
1
Q
- What does HF mean?
A
High Frequency
2
Q
- What is the frequency range for HF?
A
3-30 MHZ
3
Q
- What is the equipment associated with HF?
A
- URT-109
- Transmitters
- Receivers
- Amplifiers
4
Q
- What is the purpose of HF?
A
Long Range comms.
i. 300+ miles
5
Q
- What does VHF mean?
A
Very High Frequency
6
Q
- What is the frequency range for VHF?
A
30-300Mhz
7
Q
- What is the equipment associated with VHF?
A
SINCAGARS
i. Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System Radios
ii. 30Mhz–87.975Mhz
GRC-211
i. 116Mhz-152Mhz
8
Q
- What is the purpose of VHF?
A
Short range comms.
i. up to 30 miles
9
Q
- What does UHF mean?
A
Ultra High Frequency
10
Q
- What is the frequency range for UHF?
A
300Mhz-3Ghz
11
Q
- What are the two methods to connect using UHF?
A
- LOS (Line of Sight)
- SATCOM (Satellite Comms)
12
Q
- What is the equipment associated with UHF?
A
- WSC-3 Transceivers
i. 23 LOS
ii. 12 SATCOM
13
Q
- What is the purpose of UHF LOS?
A
Short Range comms
i. up to 30 miles
14
Q
- What is the purpose of UHF SATCOM?
A
Long Range comms
i.
15
Q
- What does SHF mean?
A
Super High Frequency
16
Q
- What is the frequency range for SHF?
A
3-30Ghz
17
Q
- What is the equipment associated with SHF?
A
- NMT
- CBSP
18
Q
- What is NMT?
A
Navy Multi-Band Terminal
19
Q
- What satellite shots can be assigned to NMT?
A
- X-band
i.8Ghz-12Ghz - Ka-band
i. 2.65Ghz-40Ghz
20
Q
- What is CBSP?
A
Commercial Band Satellite Program
21
Q
- What satellite shots can be assigned to CBSP?
A
- C-band
i. 4GHz-8GHz - Ku-Band
i. 12GHz-18GHz
22
Q
- What is the difference between NMT and CBSP?
A
- NMT is government owned
- CBSP is civilian owned
23
Q
- What does EHF mean?
A
Extremely High Frequency
24
Q
- What is the frequency range for EHF?
A
30-300GHz
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25. What equipment is associated with EHF?
NMT
26
26. What is the purpose of EHF?
Voice and Data Transmission
27
27. What is ADNS?
Automated Digital Network System
28
28. What is the purpose of ADNS?
Process all Internet Protocol (IP) services onboard
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29. What is DAMA?
Demand Assigned Multiple Access
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30. What equipment is associated with DAMA?
TD1271's
31
31. What is the purpose of DAMA?
Provides voice and data comms
32
32. What does precedence mean?
indicates level of urgency of a message
33
33. What are the different precedences?
1. Flash
2. Immediate
3. Priority
4.Routine
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34. What are prosigns?
1. Procedural signals
2. sent as a single character
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35. What is the prosign for a Flash message?
Z (Zulu)
36
36. What is the prosign for an Immediate message?
O (Oscar)
37
37. What is the prosign for a Priority message?
P (Papa)
38
38. What is the prosign for a Routine message?
R (Romeo)
39
39. What is transmission time?
Amount of time from the beginning until the end of a message transmission
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40. What is the transmission time for a Flash message?
10 min or less
41
41. What is the transmission time for an Immediate message?
30 min or less
42
42. What is the transmission time for a Priority message?
3 hrs or less
43
43. What is the transmission time for a Routine message?
6 hrs or less
44
44. What are the different classification levels?
1. Unclassified
2. Confidential
3. Secret
4. Top Secret
45
45. What is the color code for Unclassified?
Green
46
46. What is the color code for Confidential?
Blue
47
47. What is the color code for Secret?
Red
48
48. What is the color code for Top Secret?
Orange
49
49. What level of damage to national security would the unauthorized disclosure have?
1. Unclassified - NO DAMAGE
2. Confidential - DAMAGE
3. Secret - SERIOUS DAMAGE
4. Top Secret - GRAVE DAMAGE
50
50. What is NIPR?
Non-Secure Internet Protocol Routing
51
51. What systems are hosted on NIPR?
1. CANES
2. NIAPS
3. NTCSS
4. NAVY CASH
5. NSIPS
6. NFSA
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52. What is the classification level for NIPR?
Unclassified
53
53. What is SIPR?
Secure Internet Protocol Routing
54
54. What systems are hosted on SIPR?
1. CANES
2. GCCS-M
3. NITES
4. TBMCS
5. SECRET RELEASEABLES
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55. What is the classification level for SIPR?
SECRET
56
56. What is KMI?
Key Management Infrastructure
i. Used for COMSEC
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57. What is COMSEC?
Communications Security
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58. What is COMSEC used for?
Measure taken to deny unauthorized access to information transmitted by the U.S. Government and to ensure the authenticity of such communications
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59. What is CANES?
Consolidated Afloat Network and Enterprise Services
60
60. What services does CANES host?
1. email services
2. sharedrive
3. Homeshare
4.Sked
5. AWN
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61. How do you access CANES?
1. Primay
i. Using Common Access Card (CAC)
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62. Who is the most Senior Watchstander in Radio?
Comms Watch Officer (CWO)
63
63. Where is Radio located?
02-89-2-C
i. across from ready room
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64. What are the four spaces that make up Radio?
1. Joint Message Center (JMC)
2. Network Operations (NOC)
3. Technical Control (Tech Control)
4. Communications Online (Comms Onlline)
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65. Who is the most Senior Watchstander in ADP?
Information Systems Watch Officer (ISWO)
66
66. Where is ADP Located?
02-89-3-C
i. across from 3MC office
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67. What are the three spaces that make up ADP?
1. Cyber
2. Automated Digital Processing (ADP)
3. SSC Tech
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68. Who is C5I?
LCDR Kamm
69
69. Who is the Combat Systems Information Officer (CSIO)?
LCDR Getty's
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70. Who is the Information Systems Officer (ISO)?
LTJG Kingel
71
71. Who is the Communications Officer (COMMO)?
LTJG Stutzman
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72. Who is the Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM)?
ITC Weil
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73. Who is the Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) Manager?
ITC Schneegas
74
74. What is beadwindow?
Alerts circuit operators an unauthorized disclosure has occured
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75. What is the proper response for beadwindow?
Roger Out
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76. What is Compromise?
Suspected or known that classified material has been lost or disclosed to unauthorized personnel
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77. What is Need-to-know?
a user shall only have access to the information that their job function requires, regardless of their security clearance level
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78. What is the primary means of sending and receiving message traffic?
Command and Control Office Information Exchange (C2OIX)
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79. What is the secondary means of sending and receiving message traffic?
Common User Digital Information Exchange Subsytem (CUDIXS)
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80. What is two-person integrity (TPI)
System requires at least two authorized individuals to be present for storage and handling, ensuring oversight and detection of unauthorized procedures.
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81. What is the purpose of routine destruction?
is to safeguard sensitive information by eliminating access through outdated or compromised cryptographic keys
82
82. What are the three categories of COMSEC material?
1. Keying material
2. Equipment
3. COMSEC Aids
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83. What is the purpose of emergency destruction?
The purpose of emergency destruction is primarily to prevent enemy use of sensitive information, protect national security, comply with legal requirements, mitigate risks during disasters, and maintain operational integrity within organizations handling classified materials
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84. What are the three categories of COMSEC incidents?
1. Cryptographic
2. Personnel
3. Physical
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85. What is a practice dangerous to security (PDS)?
Practices which have the potential to jeopardize the security of COMSEC material if allowed to perpetuate
86
86. What are the two types of PDS?
1. Reportable
2. Non-reportable
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87. What are the responsibilities of the EKMS Manager?
The responsibilities of the EKMS manager encompass comprehensive management, advisory duties, record-keeping, reporting, audit facilitation, and adherence to personnel qualifications regarding communications security materials.
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88. What are the responsibilities of the alternate EKMS manager?
The responsibilities of the Alternate EKMS Manager include assisting the primary EKMS Manager, sharing equal responsibility for managing and administering a COMSEC account.
