SFPC: General Information Security
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
E.O. 13526 - CORRECT ANSWER - Establishes uniform information security
requirements for the Executive Branch and DoD community.
John Kennedy - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 10501, as amended (1961)?
Dwight Eisenhower - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 10501 (1953)?
Harry Truman - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 10290 (1951)?
Richard Nixon - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 11652 (1972)?
George W Bush - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 12958, as amended
(2003)?
Jimmy Carter - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 12065 (1978)?
Franklin D. Roosevelt - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 8381 (1940)?
Ronald Regan - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 12356 (1982)?
Bill Clinton - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 12958 (1995)?
Serious Damage - CORRECT ANSWER - If information classified as SECRET were
accidentally disclosed, it could reasonably be expected to cause [BLANK] to national security.
, False - CORRECT ANSWER - OCAs must always assign a downgrading date when they
originally classify information. TorF?
True - CORRECT ANSWER - OCAs must always make a declassification determination
when they originally classify information. TorF?
True - CORRECT ANSWER - OCAs first seek to identify a declassification date within 10
years of the date of original classification, after which revealing the information no longer poses
a threat to national security. TorF?
True - CORRECT ANSWER - If there is no specific date or event within 10 years, OCAs
may assign a date that is exactly 10 years after the original classification date. TorF?
False - CORRECT ANSWER - If the information needs protection for longer than 10
years, OCAs may assign a declassification date up to 15 years after the original classification of
the information. TorF?
True - CORRECT ANSWER - Several specific exemptions apply that allow information to
remain classified beyond the maximum duration. TorF?
Properly Marked Source Document - CORRECT ANSWER - Identifies exact
classification/ downgrading/ declassification and special handling caveats for all aspects of a
system, plan, program, or project.
Security Classification Guide - CORRECT ANSWER - Conveys applicable classification
guidance for a contractor performing on a classified project.
DD Form 254, DoD Contract Security Classification Specification - CORRECT
ANSWER - Memorandum, plan, message document, letter, or publication that contains
classification guidance.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
E.O. 13526 - CORRECT ANSWER - Establishes uniform information security
requirements for the Executive Branch and DoD community.
John Kennedy - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 10501, as amended (1961)?
Dwight Eisenhower - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 10501 (1953)?
Harry Truman - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 10290 (1951)?
Richard Nixon - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 11652 (1972)?
George W Bush - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 12958, as amended
(2003)?
Jimmy Carter - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 12065 (1978)?
Franklin D. Roosevelt - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 8381 (1940)?
Ronald Regan - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 12356 (1982)?
Bill Clinton - CORRECT ANSWER - Who established E.O. 12958 (1995)?
Serious Damage - CORRECT ANSWER - If information classified as SECRET were
accidentally disclosed, it could reasonably be expected to cause [BLANK] to national security.
, False - CORRECT ANSWER - OCAs must always assign a downgrading date when they
originally classify information. TorF?
True - CORRECT ANSWER - OCAs must always make a declassification determination
when they originally classify information. TorF?
True - CORRECT ANSWER - OCAs first seek to identify a declassification date within 10
years of the date of original classification, after which revealing the information no longer poses
a threat to national security. TorF?
True - CORRECT ANSWER - If there is no specific date or event within 10 years, OCAs
may assign a date that is exactly 10 years after the original classification date. TorF?
False - CORRECT ANSWER - If the information needs protection for longer than 10
years, OCAs may assign a declassification date up to 15 years after the original classification of
the information. TorF?
True - CORRECT ANSWER - Several specific exemptions apply that allow information to
remain classified beyond the maximum duration. TorF?
Properly Marked Source Document - CORRECT ANSWER - Identifies exact
classification/ downgrading/ declassification and special handling caveats for all aspects of a
system, plan, program, or project.
Security Classification Guide - CORRECT ANSWER - Conveys applicable classification
guidance for a contractor performing on a classified project.
DD Form 254, DoD Contract Security Classification Specification - CORRECT
ANSWER - Memorandum, plan, message document, letter, or publication that contains
classification guidance.
