Marking Classified Information
IF105 Exam Questions and
Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the standard classification markings appears at the beginning of a paragraph?—
ANSWER--Portion marking
A date in the "Declassify On" line always appears as a series of numbers representing first
the day, then the
month, and lastly the year.—ANSWER--False
The technology behind the navigation system used in one class of fighter jets is classified
Secret but the
technology is now obsolete and has been replaced. As the information's release no longer
threatens to affect
national security negatively, what should the OCA do?—ANSWER--Declassify the information
at this time
Only information that falls into at least one of the eight categories listed in section 1.4 of
Executive Order
13526 can be eligible to be classified.—ANSWER--True
, What is one purpose for marking classified information?—ANSWER--Identify information
requiring protection
Only documents require markings.—ANSWER--False
An OCA previously classified a recent government breakthrough in energy technology as
Confidential. The
military is developing a new weapons system that will use this technology, and it has been
determined it will
now pose a much higher risk to national security if the information is released. How should
the OCA
responsible for classifying the energy technology change the classification level?—ANSWER--
Upgrade the energy technology classification
You are replying to an email that contains classified information. Your reply is unclassified.
How should you
mark your email response?—ANSWER--All new content in replies or forwards must also be
marked including: portion markings, banner markings
and a Classification Authority Block, as appropriate
What is the first line of the classification authority block for originally classified
information?—ANSWER--Classified By
All slides in a slide deck must carry the same banner marking throughout the presentation.—
ANSWER--False
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IF105 Exam Questions and
Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the standard classification markings appears at the beginning of a paragraph?—
ANSWER--Portion marking
A date in the "Declassify On" line always appears as a series of numbers representing first
the day, then the
month, and lastly the year.—ANSWER--False
The technology behind the navigation system used in one class of fighter jets is classified
Secret but the
technology is now obsolete and has been replaced. As the information's release no longer
threatens to affect
national security negatively, what should the OCA do?—ANSWER--Declassify the information
at this time
Only information that falls into at least one of the eight categories listed in section 1.4 of
Executive Order
13526 can be eligible to be classified.—ANSWER--True
, What is one purpose for marking classified information?—ANSWER--Identify information
requiring protection
Only documents require markings.—ANSWER--False
An OCA previously classified a recent government breakthrough in energy technology as
Confidential. The
military is developing a new weapons system that will use this technology, and it has been
determined it will
now pose a much higher risk to national security if the information is released. How should
the OCA
responsible for classifying the energy technology change the classification level?—ANSWER--
Upgrade the energy technology classification
You are replying to an email that contains classified information. Your reply is unclassified.
How should you
mark your email response?—ANSWER--All new content in replies or forwards must also be
marked including: portion markings, banner markings
and a Classification Authority Block, as appropriate
What is the first line of the classification authority block for originally classified
information?—ANSWER--Classified By
All slides in a slide deck must carry the same banner marking throughout the presentation.—
ANSWER--False
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
