Derivative Classification Training Exam GUARANTEED
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You may be subject to administrative, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or criminal sanctions if you
engage in any of the following EXCEPT: (select best answer) - (ANSWER)Submitting a formal challenge to
information that may be improperly classified.
When derivatively classifying information, where can you find a listing of specific information elements that
identify their classification, reason for classification, downgrading, and declassification information? -
(ANSWER)Security Classification Guide (SCG)
The source document states:
(S) The process takes three hours to complete. The new document states:
(S) The process takes three hours to complete.
Which concept was used to determine the derivative classification of the new document? -
(ANSWER)Contained in
All of the following are responsibilities of derivative classifiers EXCEPT: - (ANSWER)Derivative classifiers
must have an original classification authority.
In order to classify information, the information must concern at least one of the _____ categories specified in
Executive Order 13526. - (ANSWER)8
All of the following are steps in derivative classification EXCEPT: (multiple versions of this question) -
(ANSWER)Making the initial determination that information requires protection against unauthorized
disclosure in the interest of national security.
If you are a military personnel and you knowingly leaked classified information to an unauthorized user, what
sanctions might be imposed on you? (select ALL the correct responses) - (ANSWER)- Loss of pay
- Dishonorable discharge
- Incarceration
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, Derivative Classification is: - (ANSWER)The process of using existing classified information to create new
documents or material and marking the new material consistent with the classification markings that apply to
the source information.
Information is prohibited from being classified for what reasons: (select all that apply) - (ANSWER)- To
conceal violations of the law, inefficiencies, or errors
- To prevent embarrassment
- To restrain competition
Information taken directly from an existing classified source and stated verbatim in a new or different document
is an example of ____. - (ANSWER)Extracting
All of the following are ways to promote the sharing of information within the Federal government, across state;
local, and tribal governments, and with coalition partners, law enforcement, and the general public EXCEPT: -
(ANSWER)Automatically declassifying information that is shared.
Select ALL the correct responses.
Which of the following are administrative sanctions?
(Select all that apply) - (ANSWER)- Suspension without pay
- Revocation of security eligibility
The document that provides basic guidance and regulatory requirements for derivative classification for DoD
personnel is: - (ANSWER)DODM 5200.01, DOD Information Security Program
Your new material may aggregate, or bring together, pieces of information that are not individually classified,
but when presented together they render your new material classified. This classification concept is called
_______. - (ANSWER)Classification by Compilation
If the authorized sources do not provide sufficient guidance, you should FIRST - (ANSWER)Ask your Security
Manager or Facility Security Officer (FSO)
If you suspect information has been improperly or unnecessarily classified, what should you do first? -
(ANSWER)Initiate an informal challenge
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PASS !!
You may be subject to administrative, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or criminal sanctions if you
engage in any of the following EXCEPT: (select best answer) - (ANSWER)Submitting a formal challenge to
information that may be improperly classified.
When derivatively classifying information, where can you find a listing of specific information elements that
identify their classification, reason for classification, downgrading, and declassification information? -
(ANSWER)Security Classification Guide (SCG)
The source document states:
(S) The process takes three hours to complete. The new document states:
(S) The process takes three hours to complete.
Which concept was used to determine the derivative classification of the new document? -
(ANSWER)Contained in
All of the following are responsibilities of derivative classifiers EXCEPT: - (ANSWER)Derivative classifiers
must have an original classification authority.
In order to classify information, the information must concern at least one of the _____ categories specified in
Executive Order 13526. - (ANSWER)8
All of the following are steps in derivative classification EXCEPT: (multiple versions of this question) -
(ANSWER)Making the initial determination that information requires protection against unauthorized
disclosure in the interest of national security.
If you are a military personnel and you knowingly leaked classified information to an unauthorized user, what
sanctions might be imposed on you? (select ALL the correct responses) - (ANSWER)- Loss of pay
- Dishonorable discharge
- Incarceration
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, Derivative Classification is: - (ANSWER)The process of using existing classified information to create new
documents or material and marking the new material consistent with the classification markings that apply to
the source information.
Information is prohibited from being classified for what reasons: (select all that apply) - (ANSWER)- To
conceal violations of the law, inefficiencies, or errors
- To prevent embarrassment
- To restrain competition
Information taken directly from an existing classified source and stated verbatim in a new or different document
is an example of ____. - (ANSWER)Extracting
All of the following are ways to promote the sharing of information within the Federal government, across state;
local, and tribal governments, and with coalition partners, law enforcement, and the general public EXCEPT: -
(ANSWER)Automatically declassifying information that is shared.
Select ALL the correct responses.
Which of the following are administrative sanctions?
(Select all that apply) - (ANSWER)- Suspension without pay
- Revocation of security eligibility
The document that provides basic guidance and regulatory requirements for derivative classification for DoD
personnel is: - (ANSWER)DODM 5200.01, DOD Information Security Program
Your new material may aggregate, or bring together, pieces of information that are not individually classified,
but when presented together they render your new material classified. This classification concept is called
_______. - (ANSWER)Classification by Compilation
If the authorized sources do not provide sufficient guidance, you should FIRST - (ANSWER)Ask your Security
Manager or Facility Security Officer (FSO)
If you suspect information has been improperly or unnecessarily classified, what should you do first? -
(ANSWER)Initiate an informal challenge
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