BECK SECTION Flashcards
STATE THE 1ST NAVY SHIP NAMED AFTER AN ENLISTED MAN, AND WHY
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OSMAND INGRAM (DD 255) LAUNCHED 28 FEB 1919. INGRAM WAS 1ST ENLISTED MAN KILLED IN ACTION IN WWI, LOST WHEN THE CASSIN (DD 43) WAS TORPEDOED IN OCT 1917
WHAT THREE CLASSES OF NAVAL VESSELS EXISTED AT THE INCEPTION OF THE NAVY?
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SHIPS OF THE LINE (LARGEST 64-100 GUNS)
FRIGATES (28-44 GUNS)
SLOOPS OF WAR (10-20 GUNS)
DISCUSS THE BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA
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7-8 MAY 1942
- THE US BROKE THE JAPANESE NAVY CODE AND WAS ALERTED TO THE LARGE JAPANESE FORCE MOVING TO THE CORAL SEA TO SEIZE PORT MORESBY ON THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF NEW GUINEA. IT WAS THE FIRST STEP IN THE PLANNED INVASION OF AUSTRAILIA.
- 1ST CARRIER VS CARRIER BATTLE.
- THE US LOST THE LEXINGTON
- THE YORKTOWN WAS DAMAGED
DISCUSS THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
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3-5 JUNE 1942
- THE U.S. BREAKING OF THE JAPANESE NAVAL CODE WAS AGAIN THE KEY ELEMENT AS IT HAD BEEN AT CORAL SEA A MONTH EARLIER
- 160 JAPANESE WAR SHIPS, ADMIRAL YAMAMOTO SPLIT HIS FORCE, SENDING SOME SHIPS NORTH TO THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IN A DIVERSIONARY ATTACK.
- JAPANESE HAD 4 AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AND 11 BATTLESHIPS APPROACHING MIDWAY
- ADMIRAL NIMITZ POSITIONED HIS 3 CARRIERS, THE HORNET, ENTERPRISE, AND YORKTOWN, OUT OF JAPANESE RECON RANGE
- THE U.S. GOT THROUGH AND SANK 3 JAPANESE CARRIES, THE 4TH THE NEXT DAY
- JAPANESE PLANES SANK THE YORKTOWN
DISCUSS THE ON THE ROOF GANG
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BETWEEN 1928 AND 1941, 176 (150 NAVY, 26 MARINES) ENLISTED RADIO OPERATORS WERE SPECIALLY TRAINED AT A SCHOOL LOCATED ON THE ROOF OF THE OLD NAVY DEPARTMENT BUILDING. THEY WERE TRAINED TO INTERCEPT AND ANALYZE FOREIGN RADIO COMMS. THESE SAILORS AND MARINES WERE THE CORNERSTONE OF WHAT WOULD BECOME NAVAL CRYPTOLOGY
THE 1ST CLASS WAS HELD ON 01 OCT 1928
DISCUSS THE PURPLE CODE
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THE JAPANESE CODE THAT WAS BROKEN DURING THE PACIFIC WAR
DISCUSS THE NAVAJO CODE TALKERS
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“WINDTALKERS”
EARLY IN 1942
-JOHNSTON MET WITH MAJOR GEN. CLAYTON B. VOGEL, SHOWED HIM THAT NAVAJO TRANSLATION IN 20 SECONDS VS 30 MINUTE DECODE OF MACHINES
-THE IDEA WAS ACCEPTED AND VOGEL RECOMMENDED THAT THE MARINES RECRUIT 200 NAVAJOS.
- THE 1ST 29 NAVAJOS ATTENDED BOOT CAMP IN MAY 1942
STATE THE 3 LEVELS OF WAR
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TACTICAL- DETAILS OF INDIVIDUAL ENGAGEMENTS
OPERATIONAL- THEATER WIDE
STRATEGIC- SUPPORTING NATIONAL GOALS
STATE THE NAME OF THE 1ST COMPUTER AND WHERE IT WAS LOCATED
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ENIAC- ELECTRONIC NUMERICAL INTEGRATOR AND COMPUTER)
- BUILT ON 14 FEB 1946 AT UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA’S MOORE SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
- IN 1947 TRANSFERED TO ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MARYLAND
STATE THE OLDEST INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION IN THE USN
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OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE (ONI) 1882
HUB
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A DEVICE THAT ALLOWS MULTIPLE USERS TO CONNECT PHYSICALLY TO A NETWORK
SWITCH
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LIKE A HUB BUT DOES NOT BROADCAST OUT ON ALL PORTS, MORE ADVANCED OR “SMART” THAN A HUB
ROUTER
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A DEVICE THAT CONNECTS TWO NETWORKS AND ALLOWS PACKETS TO BE TRANSMITTED AND RECEIVED BETWEEN THEM
FIREWALL
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A COMBINATION OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE THAT PROTECTS A NETWORK FROM ATTACK BY HACKERS THAT COULD GAIN ACCESS THROUGH PUBLIC NETWORKS, INCLUDING THE INTERNET.
LAN
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A COMMUNICATION NETWORK THAT INTERCONNECTS A VARIETY OF DATA COMMUNICATING DEVICES WITHIN A SMALL GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND BROADCASTS DATA AT HIGH DATA TRANSFER RATES WITH VERY LOW ERROR RATES
WAN
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AN INTERCONNECTION OF COMPUTERS AND COMPUTER-RELATED EQUIPMENT THAT PERFORMS A GIVEN FUNCTION OR FUNCTIONS, TYPICALLY USES LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, AND CAN ENCOMPASS PARTS OF STATES, MULTIPLE STATES, COUNTRIES, AND EVEN THE WORLD