Information Systems Technician Training Series, Module 04--Communications Hardware

Front 1

The level of readiness and preparation that a deploying ship should maintain is determined by what individual?

Back 1

The type commander

Front 2

Primary ship-shore circuits use what type of encrypted teleprinter nets?

Back 2

PSK/FSK

Front 3

If you are in a lifeboat, which of the following frequencies will you use?

Back 3

8364 kHz

Front 4

Which of the following is NOT a requirement when on a secure voice net?

Back 4

Paper logs must be used

Front 5

What does a full-period termination accomplish?

Back 5

Provides communications between shore stations and afloat commands

Front 6

The level of readiness and preparation that a deploying ship should maintain is determined by what individual?

Back 6

The type commander

Front 7

Primary ship-shore circuits use what type of encrypted teleprinter nets?

Back 7

PSK/FSK

Front 8

If you are in a lifeboat, which of the following frequencies will you use?

Back 8

8364 kHz

Front 9

Which of the following is NOT a requirement when on a secure voice net?

Back 9

Paper logs must be used

Front 10

What does a full-period termination accomplish?

Back 10

Provides communications between shore stations and afloat commands

Front 11

The level of readiness and preparation that a deploying ship should maintain is determined by what individual?

Back 11

The type commander

Front 12

Primary ship-shore circuits use what type of encrypted teleprinter nets?

Back 12

PSK/FSK

Front 13

If you are in a lifeboat, which of the following frequencies will you use?

Back 13

8364 kHz

Front 14

Which of the following is NOT a requirement when on a secure voice net?

Back 14

Paper logs must be used

Front 15

What does a full-period termination accomplish?

Back 15

Provides communications between shore stations and afloat commands

Front 16

Aeronautical radio navigation, mobile communications, boat crews, and radar use which of the following frequency bands?

Back 16

VHF

Front 17

What is the purpose of the secure voice worldwide voice network?

Back 17

To provide secure real-time, voice communications between both afloat commands and operational commanders using HF or satellite connectivity

Front 18

Who may authorize the transmission of unclassified distress messages on national or international distress frequencies?

Back 18

The commanding officer

Front 19

What is the normal lead time that a termination request must be submitted for a full-period termination?

Back 19

48 hours

Front 20

In what publication do you find detailed OTAT/OTAR procedures?

Back 20

NAG 16

Front 21

What does the use of OTAT/OTAR procedures allow a command to do?

Back 21

Reduce the amount of paper keying material on board

Front 22

A ship using a simplex system has to call up the shore station to pass message traffic. If the ship cannot raise the shore station after the second attempt, what is the usual procedure?

Back 22

Check the equipment

Front 23

What is the primary function of the quality monitoring program?

Back 23

To monitor the end results from all QC jobs

Front 24

Under HERO conditions, the affected ship communicates to other ships using what frequency band?

Back 24

UHF

Front 25

For what reason will a COMMSPOT report be submitted?

Back 25

Any time unusual communications difficulties are encountered

Front 26

What is the total number of FLTCINCs that control the network of secure voice area control stations?

Back 26

Four

Front 27

A lot of communications failures are ascribed to which of the following areas?

Back 27

Poor administration

Front 28

What is the difference, if any, between a black dc patch panel and a red dc patch panel?

Back 28

None

Front 29

Which of the following patch panel colors indicates classified material is being passed through the panel?

Back 29

Red

Front 30

What is the nomenclature of the Quality Monitoring set?

Back 30

AN/SSQ-88

Front 31

“A sequence of random binary bits used to initially set and periodically change permutations in crypto equipment for decrypting electronic signals” defines what term?

Back 31

Key

Front 32

What type of publications contain information and instructions on the use of crypto equipment?

Back 32

KAOs

Front 33

The Navy’s primary means of delivering message traffic to afloat commands is accomplished through use of which of the following ship-shore circuits?

Back 33

Fleet broadcast

Front 34

When equipment and manpower will allow, what frequencies does a watch station normally listen to?

Back 34

Distress

Front 35

If your ship is in distress and traveling with others, to whom will you transmit your distress message?

Back 35

OTC

Front 36

Details that must be included in a termination request message are in what publication?

Back 36

NWP 4

Front 37

What is/are the warning sign(s), if any, that are attached to black patch panels?

Back 37

BLACK PATCH PANEL and UNCLAS ONLY

Front 38

Once the full-period termination period is secured, what type of message must be sent to cancel the termination?

Back 38

COMMSHIFT

Front 39

What frequency band is used strictly for line-of-sight communications?

Back 39

SHF

Front 40

Equipment permanently wired together and used in conjunction with each other is known by which of the following terms?

Back 40

Normal-through

Front 41

What frequency band is used as a backup system for satellite communication systems?

Back 41

3-30 MHz

Front 42

What type of message traffic takes priority over all other types?

Back 42

Distress

Front 43

System back-to-back off-the-air testing must be completed what total number of hours before a termination activation?

Back 43

24 hrs

Front 44

What are the different methods of operation in ship-shore mode?

Back 44

Duplex, simplex, and semiduplex

Front 45

The most efficient method of ensuring that all step-by-step preparations are completed before deploying can be accomplished by using which of the following procedures?

Back 45

A check-off list

Front 46

Which of the following satellite system segments has been designed to counter spoofing?

Back 46

Space,Terminal, & Control

Front 47

The UHF band is located in what frequency range?

Back 47

300 MHz to 3 GHz

Front 48

What is the usual cause of system degradation?

Back 48

Small contributing factors

Front 49

What publication provides the minimum number of check-off sheets?

Back 49

NWP 4

Front 50

On a secure voice net, the NECOS normally ensures proper circuit discipline.

Back 50

True

Front 51

Where were the use and verification of OTAT/OTAR procedures first used?

Back 51

Desert Shield/Storm

Front 52

Information pertaining to the Navy’s SHF satellite system can be found in what section of NTP 2?

Back 52

One

Front 53

What is the international worldwide SAR frequency for voice?

Back 53

123.1 MHz

Front 54

What frequency range is primarily for mobile and maritime units?

Back 54

HF

Front 55

To prepare a JINTACCS formatted COMMSPOT message, you should refer to what publication for instructions?

Back 55

NWP 1-03, Supp-1

Front 56

What is the normal reason that a ship would use the simplex method?

Back 56

Equipment casualties

Front 57

What term used in the call-up indicates that a ship cannot transmit and receive simultaneously?

Back 57

Simplex

Front 58

For long-range direction finding, medium-range communications and navigation communications, which of the following frequencies is normally used?

Back 58

LF

Front 59

When you can use a communications equipment to both transmit and receive simultaneously, this is known by which of the following terms?

Back 59

FDX (full duplex)

Front 60

Where are the frequencies for PRI S/S circuits listed

Back 60

CIBs

Front 61

Navy ASW aircraft assigned to a SAR mission monitor on what frequency?

Back 61

172.5 MHz

Front 62

During an emergency, which of the following organizations/officers is in control of the distress message traffic frequency?

Back 62

The station in distress