ACP 121(H) COMM INST GENERAL CHATPER 3

Question 1

Communications requiring rapid delivery are normally prepared for transmission as brief and concise
what?

Answer 1

Messages

Question 2

What is the command, formation, unit or headquarters on whose authority a message is sent?

Answer 2

Originator

Question 3

Who is the person who actually composes the message for release by the Releasing Officer?

Answer 3

Drafter

Question 4

Who is the person who authorizes the transmission for, and in the name of, the originator?

Answer 4

Releasing Officer

Question 5

There are essentially how many types of military messages exchanged today?

Answer 5

Two

Question 6

A message addressed to one organization was formerly referred to as a Single Address message if it was

addressed to a single Signal Message Address (SMA) in what Format Line?

Answer 6

7

Question 7

Messages addressed to a collective address include what that have a wide standard distribution and are

controlled through the use of sequential serial numbers?

Answer 7

General Messages

Question 8

Abbreviations and what else are used in messages in order to shorten the text, thereby saving
transmission time?

Answer 8

Short Titles

Question 9

Punctuation is not authorized to be in the SMA with the exception of the hyphen and the what?

Answer 9

Full Stop

Question 10

Date and time together are expressed as how many figures followed by the zone letter on a message?

Answer 10

Six

Question 11

Messages containing cryptographic information, the knowledge of which needs to be restricted to
individuals authorized to receive it, are to be marked what?

Answer 11

Cryptosecurity

Question 12

The NATO military messaging system cannot/will not send or receive messages bearing what caveat?

Answer 12

ATOMAL

Question 13

Messages intended for training communications personnel are what messages?

Answer 13

Drill

Question 14

What shows the relative order in which the message is to be processed?

Answer 14

Precedence

Question 15

The DTG is expressed as how many digits followed by a zone suffix?

Answer 15

Six

Question 16

What is an element of a military message that is used by most CCEB and NATO member nations for

delivery purposes?

Answer 16

SIC

Question 17

In tactical operations, simulated or actual, when speed of delivery is so essential that time cannot be
spared for encryption and the transmitted information cannot be acted upon by the enemy in time to
influence current operations, messages of any classification except what may be transmitted in the clear
over any circuit?

Answer 17

TOP SECRET

Question 18

The assignment of precedence to a message is the responsibility of the what?

Answer 18

Releasing Officer

Question 19

The assignment of precedence to a message is the responsibility of the what?

Answer 19

Releasing Officer

Question 20

The releasing office should be aware that all but what precedence messages are delivered to the
addressee immediately upon receipt by the communications center, regardless of the hour?

Answer 20

Routine

Question 21

What message precedence is handled as fast as humanly possible with a time objective of less than 10
minutes?

Answer 21

Flash

Question 22

What is the time objective for messages assigned a precedence of Immediate?

Answer 22

30-60 minutes

Question 23

What is the time objective for messages assigned a precedence of Priority?

Answer 23

1-6 Hours

Question 24

Time objectives for Formal Messages originated or in transit within the X.400 domain are contained
within the current edition of what publication?

Answer 24

ACP 123

Question 25

What is the precedence to be used for all types of messages which justify transmission by rapid means but are not of sufficient urgency and importance to require a higher precedence?

Answer 25

Routine

Question 26

What is a communication indicating that the message to which it refers has been received and the
purpose is understood by the addressee?

Answer 26

Acknowledgement

Question 27

What operating signals are for use by communications personnel to obtain confirmation of message
delivery only, not acknowledgement?

Answer 27

ZFF and ZDF

Question 28

The operating signal ZFF shall not be used on what messages?

Answer 28

General

Question 29

Cancellation of a message which has been receipted for may be accomplished only by the what?

Answer 29

Originating authority

Question 30

There are how many methods available for requesting the retransmission of the whole or part of a
message, which has been received?

Answer 30

Three

Question 31

The instructions to reduce traffic will be made by the promulgation of what word?

Answer 31

MINIMIZE

Question 32

GMT is indicated by what suffix?

Answer 32

Z

Question 33

How many equidistant divisions of the earth’s surface are based on coordinates of Longitude East and/or West?

Answer 33

24