Derivative Classification UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who is responsible for providing contractors proper classification guidance during the
performance of a contract? - CORRECT ANSWER - NOT
The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)
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. -
CORRECT ANSWER - This classification concept is called Classification by Compilation
Security Classification Guides (SCG) are the primary sources for derivative classification. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following statements applies to the classification concept of "Revealed by" -
CORRECT ANSWER - . Needs additional interpretation or analysis to deduce the
classification.
If the classification in the existing content seems incorrect, or there is conflicting guidance from
authorized sources, you are required to seek further guidance. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
If you accidentally leave classified materials where unauthorized individuals can access them,
you will not be subject to sanctions because you didn't do it on purpose. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
When working with classified information, contractors generate new documents and materials.
Who is responsible for ensuring the new documents are properly marked? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The contractor
The source document states:
, (S) The exercise will begin on 4 May and end on 25 May
(U) Elements of this unit will participate in the exercise
(U) Unit members participating will be Barkley and James
The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states:
The unit that will participate in the exercise is Unclassified
The exercise dates are Secret
Participating members of the unit are Unclassified
The new document states:
(S) Barkley and James cannot attend training during the exercise. They must attend before 4 May
or after 25 May.
Identify the concept used to determine the derivative classification of the new document. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Revealed by
To be classified or maintained as classified, information must meet all of the following criteria
EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER - The unauthorized disclosure of the information could
cause embarrassment to the U.S. Government.
The source document states:
(x) The exercise will last nine days.
The new document states:
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who is responsible for providing contractors proper classification guidance during the
performance of a contract? - CORRECT ANSWER - NOT
The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)
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. -
CORRECT ANSWER - This classification concept is called Classification by Compilation
Security Classification Guides (SCG) are the primary sources for derivative classification. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following statements applies to the classification concept of "Revealed by" -
CORRECT ANSWER - . Needs additional interpretation or analysis to deduce the
classification.
If the classification in the existing content seems incorrect, or there is conflicting guidance from
authorized sources, you are required to seek further guidance. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
If you accidentally leave classified materials where unauthorized individuals can access them,
you will not be subject to sanctions because you didn't do it on purpose. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
When working with classified information, contractors generate new documents and materials.
Who is responsible for ensuring the new documents are properly marked? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The contractor
The source document states:
, (S) The exercise will begin on 4 May and end on 25 May
(U) Elements of this unit will participate in the exercise
(U) Unit members participating will be Barkley and James
The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states:
The unit that will participate in the exercise is Unclassified
The exercise dates are Secret
Participating members of the unit are Unclassified
The new document states:
(S) Barkley and James cannot attend training during the exercise. They must attend before 4 May
or after 25 May.
Identify the concept used to determine the derivative classification of the new document. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Revealed by
To be classified or maintained as classified, information must meet all of the following criteria
EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER - The unauthorized disclosure of the information could
cause embarrassment to the U.S. Government.
The source document states:
(x) The exercise will last nine days.
The new document states:
