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1
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  1. What does HF mean?
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High Frequency

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  1. What is the frequency range for HF?
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3-30 MHZ

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  1. What is the equipment associated with HF?
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  1. URT-109
  2. Transmitters
  3. Receivers
  4. Amplifiers
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  1. What is the purpose of HF?
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Long Range comms.
i. 300+ miles

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  1. What does VHF mean?
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Very High Frequency

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  1. What is the frequency range for VHF?
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30-300Mhz

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  1. What is the equipment associated with VHF?
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SINCAGARS
i. Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System Radios
ii. 30Mhz–87.975Mhz
GRC-211
i. 116Mhz-152Mhz

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  1. What is the purpose of VHF?
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Short range comms.
i. up to 30 miles

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  1. What does UHF mean?
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Ultra High Frequency

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  1. What is the frequency range for UHF?
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300Mhz-3Ghz

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  1. What are the two methods to connect using UHF?
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  1. LOS (Line of Sight)
  2. SATCOM (Satellite Comms)
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  1. What is the equipment associated with UHF?
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  1. WSC-3 Transceivers
    i. 23 LOS
    ii. 12 SATCOM
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  1. What is the purpose of UHF LOS?
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Short Range comms
i. up to 30 miles

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  1. What is the purpose of UHF SATCOM?
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Long Range comms
i.

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  1. What does SHF mean?
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Super High Frequency

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  1. What is the frequency range for SHF?
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3-30Ghz

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  1. What is the equipment associated with SHF?
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  1. NMT
  2. CBSP
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  1. What is NMT?
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Navy Multi-Band Terminal

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  1. What satellite shots can be assigned to NMT?
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  1. X-band
    i.8Ghz-12Ghz
  2. Ka-band
    i. 2.65Ghz-40Ghz
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  1. What is CBSP?
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Commercial Band Satellite Program

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  1. What satellite shots can be assigned to CBSP?
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  1. C-band
    i. 4GHz-8GHz
  2. Ku-Band
    i. 12GHz-18GHz
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  1. What is the difference between NMT and CBSP?
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  1. NMT is government owned
  2. CBSP is civilian owned
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  1. What does EHF mean?
A

Extremely High Frequency

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  1. What is the frequency range for EHF?
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30-300GHz

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  1. What equipment is associated with EHF?
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NMT

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  1. What is the purpose of EHF?
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Voice and Data Transmission

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  1. What is ADNS?
A

Automated Digital Network System

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  1. What is the purpose of ADNS?
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Process all Internet Protocol (IP) services onboard

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  1. What is DAMA?
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Demand Assigned Multiple Access

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  1. What equipment is associated with DAMA?
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TD1271’s

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  1. What is the purpose of DAMA?
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Provides voice and data comms

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  1. What does precedence mean?
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indicates level of urgency of a message

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  1. What are the different precedences?
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  1. Flash
  2. Immediate
  3. Priority
    4.Routine
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  1. What are prosigns?
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  1. Procedural signals
  2. sent as a single character
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  1. What is the prosign for a Flash message?
A

Z (Zulu)

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  1. What is the prosign for an Immediate message?
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  1. What is the prosign for a Priority message?
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  1. What is the prosign for a Routine message?
39
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  1. What is transmission time?
A

Amount of time from the beginning until the end of a message transmission

40
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  1. What is the transmission time for a Flash message?
A

10 min or less

41
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  1. What is the transmission time for an Immediate message?
A

30 min or less

42
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  1. What is the transmission time for a Priority message?
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3 hrs or less

43
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  1. What is the transmission time for a Routine message?
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6 hrs or less

44
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  1. What are the different classification levels?
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  1. Unclassified
  2. Confidential
  3. Secret
  4. Top Secret
45
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  1. What is the color code for Unclassified?
46
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  1. What is the color code for Confidential?
47
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  1. What is the color code for Secret?
48
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  1. What is the color code for Top Secret?
49
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  1. What level of damage to national security would the unauthorized disclosure have?
A
  1. Unclassified - NO DAMAGE
  2. Confidential - DAMAGE
  3. Secret - SERIOUS DAMAGE
  4. Top Secret - GRAVE DAMAGE
50
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  1. What is NIPR?
A

Non-Secure Internet Protocol Routing

51
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  1. What systems are hosted on NIPR?
A
  1. CANES
  2. NIAPS
  3. NTCSS
  4. NAVY CASH
  5. NSIPS
  6. NFSA
52
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  1. What is the classification level for NIPR?
A

Unclassified

53
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  1. What is SIPR?
A

Secure Internet Protocol Routing

54
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  1. What systems are hosted on SIPR?
A
  1. CANES
  2. GCCS-M
  3. NITES
  4. TBMCS
  5. SECRET RELEASEABLES
55
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  1. What is the classification level for SIPR?
56
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  1. What is KMI?
A

Key Management Infrastructure
i. Used for COMSEC

57
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  1. What is COMSEC?
A

Communications Security

58
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  1. What is COMSEC used for?
A

Measure taken to deny unauthorized access to information transmitted by the U.S. Government and to ensure the authenticity of such communications

59
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  1. What is CANES?
A

Consolidated Afloat Network and Enterprise Services

60
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  1. What services does CANES host?
A
  1. email services
  2. sharedrive
  3. Homeshare
    4.Sked
  4. AWN
61
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  1. How do you access CANES?
A
  1. Primay
    i. Using Common Access Card (CAC)
62
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  1. Who is the most Senior Watchstander in Radio?
A

Comms Watch Officer (CWO)

63
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  1. Where is Radio located?
A

02-89-2-C
i. across from ready room

64
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  1. What are the four spaces that make up Radio?
A
  1. Joint Message Center (JMC)
  2. Network Operations (NOC)
  3. Technical Control (Tech Control)
  4. Communications Online (Comms Onlline)
65
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  1. Who is the most Senior Watchstander in ADP?
A

Information Systems Watch Officer (ISWO)

66
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  1. Where is ADP Located?
A

02-89-3-C
i. across from 3MC office

67
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  1. What are the three spaces that make up ADP?
A
  1. Cyber
  2. Automated Digital Processing (ADP)
  3. SSC Tech
68
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  1. Who is C5I?
69
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  1. Who is the Combat Systems Information Officer (CSIO)?
A

LCDR Getty’s

70
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  1. Who is the Information Systems Officer (ISO)?
A

LTJG Kingel

71
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  1. Who is the Communications Officer (COMMO)?
A

LTJG Stutzman

72
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  1. Who is the Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM)?
73
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  1. Who is the Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) Manager?
A

ITC Schneegas

74
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  1. What is beadwindow?
A

Alerts circuit operators an unauthorized disclosure has occured

75
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  1. What is the proper response for beadwindow?
76
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  1. What is Compromise?
A

Suspected or known that classified material has been lost or disclosed to unauthorized personnel

77
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  1. What is Need-to-know?
A

a user shall only have access to the information that their job function requires, regardless of their security clearance level

78
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  1. What is the primary means of sending and receiving message traffic?
A

Command and Control Office Information Exchange (C2OIX)

79
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  1. What is the secondary means of sending and receiving message traffic?
A

Common User Digital Information Exchange Subsytem (CUDIXS)

80
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  1. What is two-person integrity (TPI)
A

System requires at least two authorized individuals to be present for storage and handling, ensuring oversight and detection of unauthorized procedures.

81
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  1. What is the purpose of routine destruction?
A

is to safeguard sensitive information by eliminating access through outdated or compromised cryptographic keys

82
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  1. What are the three categories of COMSEC material?
A
  1. Keying material
  2. Equipment
  3. COMSEC Aids
83
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  1. What is the purpose of emergency destruction?
A

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

84
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  1. What are the three categories of COMSEC incidents?
A
  1. Cryptographic
  2. Personnel
  3. Physical
85
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  1. What is a practice dangerous to security (PDS)?
A

Practices which have the potential to jeopardize the security of COMSEC material if allowed to perpetuate

86
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  1. What are the two types of PDS?
A
  1. Reportable
  2. Non-reportable
87
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  1. What are the responsibilities of the EKMS Manager?
A

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.

88
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  1. What are the responsibilities of the alternate EKMS manager?
A

The responsibilities of the Alternate EKMS Manager include assisting the primary EKMS Manager, sharing equal responsibility for managing and administering a COMSEC account.

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