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(001) Which 3D career field deploys, sustains, troubleshoots, and repairs wireless, line-of-sight, beyond line-of-sight, wideband and ground-based satellite and encryption transmission devices? |
Radio Frequency (RF) Transmission Systems (3D1X3) |
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002) Which of the following is not a communications security program duty and responsibility for Cyber Transport Systems? |
Technical Security |
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(003) What is defined as an integrated bundle of expert knowledge and organizational skills inherent to a particular career field? |
Core Competency |
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Which of the following is a core competency of Cyber Transport Systems? |
Voice Network Systems |
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Which AF form is used to report hazardous conditions that place Air Force personnel or property at risk? |
AF IMT 457 |
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Which hazard is not one of the four major types of hazards? |
Nuclear |
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Which hazard is caused by heavy workloads, lack of control over the pace of work, shift work, noise, working by yourself, and conflict with coworkers and employers? |
Stress |
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To prevent manual handling hazards, utilize team lifting when lifting items that weigh more than how many pounds? |
25 |
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When working on electrical circuits, the role of safety observer is normally performed by the |
Supervisor |
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When working on electrical circuits, you may only wear metal framed eyeglasses if |
they are secured with a nonmetallic cord |
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To whom does the risk management (RM) process apply? |
All personnel |
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What simple, systematic process allows commanders to maximize combat capability, while limiting risk? |
Risk Management |
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Which of the following is a principle of risk management (RM)? |
Apply the RM process continuously |
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How many steps are in the risk management (RM) process? |
Five |
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An enclave that does not have a firewall and intrusion detection system (IDS) is classified as having what category of vulnerability? |
One |
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How many Integrated Network and Operation Security Centers (INOSC) does the Air Force have? |
Two |
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The Integrated Network Operations and Security Centers (INOSC) has several responsibilities except |
install patches or perform any upgrades provided by the Air Force Enterprise Network (AFEN) |
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Which term is used to describe the technology for transmitting voice communications over a data network using open-standard-based internet protocol (IP)? |
IP telephony |
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You should implement all of the following security features to help defend internet protocol (IP) telephony systems from attackers except |
consolidating your voice with your data using virtual local area networks (VLAN). |
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At which open systems interconnect (OSI) layer does a packet filter gateway operate at? |
three |
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At which open systems interconnect (OSI) layer does a circuit layer gateway operate? |
four |
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At which open systems interconnect (OSI) layer does an application-level firewall operate? |
seven |
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The disadvantage of a host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) is that it |
consumes resources on the host it resides on and slows that device down. |
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One advantage of a network-based intrusion detection system (NIDS) is that it |
uses very few network resources |
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Which intrusion detection system (IDS) uses software sensors? |
Host-based |
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Which intrusion detection system (IDS) monitors packets for protocol anomalies and known virus signatures? |
Network-based |
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Host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS) are |
passive and active |
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Network-based intrusion detection systems (NIDS) are |
passive |
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What security posture permits everything that is not specifically denied? |
Default allow |
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What type of certificate authenticates the identity of the user? |
Digital |
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What is the first line of defense in securing laptops? |
Set a login ID and password combination for access |
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The definition of integrity as applied to identification, authentication, and encryption is |
the assurance that no one has changed or destroyed information without permission. |
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What Air Force Systems Security Instruction (AFSSI) series covers emission security (EMSEC)? |
7000 |
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Which AF System Security Instruction (AFSSI) provides the overall implementation of DOD’s TEMPEST program? |
7700 |
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Which method of containing radiated emanations requires both facility and equipment testing? |
Zoning |
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A facility with an inspectable space of more than 20 meters, but less than 100 meters would be considered to be in facility zone |
B |
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Equipment with an equipment radiation TEMPEST zone (ERTZ) of 20 to 100 meters would be considered to be in equipment zone |
C |
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Why must the use of TEMPEST-certified equipment be validated by an AF Certified TEMPEST technical authority (CTTA) prior to testing an inspectable space? |
It is expensive |
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What plays a major role in a conductor’s ability to minimizing compromising emanations? |
Distance and angle |
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Equipment is comprised as machines that process information in electronic or electrical form. What equipment should be designated as RED? |
Equipment processing clear-text classified information. |
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What equipment should be designated as BLACK when designating equipment that supports physical and electrical concepts? |
Equipment processing encrypted classified information. |
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Which type of separation ensures that every signal conductor from a RED device routes to another RED device, or becomes encrypted before connecting to a BLACK device? |
Electrical |
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What is the grounding resistance goal for military communications electronics (C-E) facilities? |
10 ohms or less |
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Which facility ground subsystem uses surge arrestors? |
Lightning protection |
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Which facility ground subsystem is also called the safety ground? |
Fault protection |
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Which facility ground subsystem is also called the “signal ground” and controls electrical noise and static in a facility? |
Signal reference |
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Bonds in the earth electrode subsystem normally are direct permanent bonds and do not exceed a resistance of |
1 milliohm |
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What kind of bond is normally applied to signal reference bonds? |
Mechanical |
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What is required in electronic settings to prevent equipment and signals from propagating interference and to protect equipment and signals from the effects of interference propagated by other devices?
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Shielding |
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Which type of shielding utilizes braid, foil, metal wrap, conduit or twisted wire around a conductor? |
Cable |
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What does an integral system of air terminals, roof conductors, and down conductors, securely interconnected to the shortest practicable path to earth provide for a facility? |
Protection from lightning |
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Which electronic discharge sensitive (ESD) class has a sensitivity range from 0 – 999 volts? |
Class 1 |
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Which of these activities would generate the most electrostatic current? |
Walking across carpet |
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Which power line fault category is symptomatic of a total loss of utility power? |
Blackout |
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Which power line fault category is symptomatic of an instantaneous or dramatic increase in voltage? |
Spike |
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Which power line fault category is typically referred to as electro-magnetic interference and radio frequency interference? |
Noise |
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Which type of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is traditionally referred to as “offline”? |
Passive standby |
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Which type of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) offers the highest level of protection? |
Double conversion |
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How many phases of generator power are usually required for industrial and commercial applications? |
Three |
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Which is not a consideration for selecting facility batteries? |
The number of AC converters required for the facility |
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What function do facility batteries provide during normal operating conditions (commercial alternate current [AC] power available)? |
They act as a DC filter for the commercial AC power |
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Which publication series covers standard Air Force installation practices? |
TO 31-10 series |
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How are connectorized cables labeled? |
The first label is placed within 12 inches of the connector and marked “TO”, and the second is placed within two (2) inches of the first label and marked “FROM”. |
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Which section of a horizontal cable duct is used for signal and control cables? |
Upper |
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Support intervals for cables requiring surface installation will not exceed how many feet? |
Five |
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The advantage of using coaxial cable over paired cable is that coaxial cable |
does not radiate energy |
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Which type of cable does not radiate energy and is not affected by nearby magnetic fields?
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Shielded cable |
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The thin plastic colored tape that spirals around a specific number of pairs that replicate in color is a |
binder |
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What is used to identify the polarity of a wire pair in a cable? |
Tip and Ring |
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What is the standard conductor used for data networking? |
RJ-45 |
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Pin 1 on a typical Electronics Industry Association/Telecommunications Industry Association (EIA/TIA) 568B connector is what color? |
White-Orange |
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What cable type connects devices that operate at similar layers of the open system interconnection (OSI) model? |
Crossover |
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What has made very high data rate transmission possible on a fiber optics cable? |
The use of light-emitting diodes |
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What is the maximum operating temperature of fiber optic cable? |
1000C |
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What are the three sections of a fiber optic cable? |
Core, cladding and jacket |
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Which type of cable is the easiest to splice? |
Multimode step index fiber |
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How long do most fiber-optic epoxies take to set? |
12-24 hours |
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What do you use to remove excess fiber after the connector has cooled and epoxy has dried on a fiber cable? |
Scribe |
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When using a polishing cloth, remove a little bit of the protruding fiber at a time, until the fiber is perfectly |
flat and level |
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When a multimeter has three input terminal jacks, which jack is always used? |
Common |
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When using an ohmmeter to take a resistance reading, what preliminary precaution should you take? |
Disconnect the power from the circuit being tested |
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The purpose of a breakout box is to |
allow monitoring and access to multiple conductors |
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The purpose of the miniature ON/OFF switches on a breakout box is to |
allow the interruption of the individual interface conductors for isolated testing. |
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What happens to the observed signal if you advance the oscilloscope synchronizing control too far? |
Distortion |
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Sampled data points are stored in the memory of a digital storage oscilloscope as |
waveform points |
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What area of a digital storage oscilloscope takes digitized samples and performs numerous manipulations on the data including measuring rise and fall times, periods, time intervals, and math computations? |
Microprocessor |
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What type of sampling does a digital storage oscilloscope normally use on single-shot or seldom-occurring signals? |
real-time |
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What is the standard operating mode for the acquisition mode on a digital storage oscilloscope? |
Sample mode |
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Which digital storage oscilloscope button controls all waveforms displayed in the STORE mode? |
CURSORS control |
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Which section of a bit error rate test (BERT) set measures the received test pattern? |
Receiver |
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What determines the size of a test pattern segment transmitted from a bit error rate test (BERT)? |
The number of bits that can represent the total number of bits in the test pattern. |
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What type of error is the result of two successive logic one pulses of the same polarity that violates alternate mark inversion coding rules? |
Bipolar violation |
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When using an optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR), what action might a manufacturer require to prevent false readings? |
Connect a launch cable between the test set and the cable being tested. |
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Which component of a protocol analyzer discards frames based on its definition or activates a trigger based on the trigger definition? |
Filter |
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What protocol analyzer test window provides information concerning the network utilization and frame error that are related to a specific protocol? |
Protocol |
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What protocol analyzer test window reports errors that occur at the physical layer such as bad frame check sequence (FCS), short frames, and jabbers? |
MAC |
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What protocol analyzer test window automatically runs in the background when the protocol analyzer application is activated? |
Node Discover |
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What active test is selected on a protocol analyzer to determine if a network node is connected or responding? |
PING |
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What active test on a protocol analyzer is selected to see the path that the packets are traveling and the time it takes the packets to compete the trip? |
Trace route |