ISC Exam Questions with Complete
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BDA - ANSWER-Battle Damage Assessment; The estimate of damage composed of
physical and functional damage assessment, as well as target system assessment,
resulting from the application of lethal or nonlethal military force.
Biometrics - ANSWER-the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic,
such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting
CSG - ANSWER-Carrier Strike Group; A standing naval task group consisting of a
carrier, embarked air-wing, surface combatants, and submarines as assigned in
direct support, operating in mutual support with the task of destroying hostile
submarine, surface, and air forces within the groups assigned operational area
Chain of Command - ANSWER-CoC; The succession of commanding officers from a
superior to a subordinate through which command is exercised
CBRN - ANSWER-Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
Clandestine - ANSWER-Any activity or operation sponsored or conducted by
governmental departments or agencies with the intent to assure secrecy and
concealment
Classification - ANSWER-The determination that official information requires, in the
interest of national security, a specific degree of protection against unauthorized
disclosure, coupled with a designation signifying that such a determination has been
made.
Combatant Commander - ANSWER-A commander of one of the unified or specified
combatant commands established by the President.
Confidential - ANSWER-Security Classification; the unauthorized disclosure of which
reasonably could be expected to cause damage to the national security
Contingency Plan - ANSWER-A plan for major contingencies that can reasonably be
anticipated in the principal geographic subareas of the command.
counterintelligence - ANSWER-the steps an organization takes to protect information
sought by "hostile" intelligence gatherers
countermeasures - ANSWER-That form of military science that, by the employment
of devices and/or techniques, has as its objective the impairment of the operational
effectiveness of enemy activity
, counterproliferation - ANSWER-Military strategy designed to prevent the spread of
weapons.
Most frequently talked about in context of weapons of mass destruction, it can be
seen as a preemptive use of force
counterterrorism - ANSWER-Activities and operations taken to neutralize terrorists
and their organizations and networks in order to render them incapable of using
violence to instill fear and coerce governments or societies to achieve their goals
Counter Threat Finance - ANSWER-Activites to conduct to deny, disrupt, destroy or
defeat the generations, storage, movement, and use of assets to fund activities that
support an adversary's ability to negatively affect US interests
Courier - ANSWER-A messenger responsible for the secure physical transmission
and delivery of documents and material
Critical Intelligence - ANSWER-Intel that is crucial and requires the immediate
attention of the commander
Cruise Missile - ANSWER-A small winged missile that can navigate across
thousands of miles of previously mapped terrain to reach a particular target; it can
carry either a nuclear or a conventional warhead.
Cybersecurity - ANSWER-Prevention of damage to, protection of, and restoration of
computers, electronic comms system, electronic comms services, wire comms, and
electronic comms, including info contained therein, to ensure its availability, integrity,
authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation.
Damage Assessment - ANSWER-The determination of the effect of attacks on target
Date-time Group - ANSWER-DTG; Day/Zulu time/Month and year
Ex. 312200JAN16
Demobilization - ANSWER-act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis
including disbanding or discharging; The process necessary to release from active
duty, or federal service, units and Reserve Component members who were ordered
to active duty, or called to federal service
Deployment - ANSWER-The rotation of forces into and out of an operational area
Deterrence - ANSWER-The prevention of action by the existence of a credible threat
of unacceptable counteraction and/or belief that the cost of action outweighs the
perceived benefits.
Dissemination and integration - ANSWER-The delivery of intel to users in a suitable
form and the application of the intel to appropriate missions, tasks, and functions
Solutions
BDA - ANSWER-Battle Damage Assessment; The estimate of damage composed of
physical and functional damage assessment, as well as target system assessment,
resulting from the application of lethal or nonlethal military force.
Biometrics - ANSWER-the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic,
such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting
CSG - ANSWER-Carrier Strike Group; A standing naval task group consisting of a
carrier, embarked air-wing, surface combatants, and submarines as assigned in
direct support, operating in mutual support with the task of destroying hostile
submarine, surface, and air forces within the groups assigned operational area
Chain of Command - ANSWER-CoC; The succession of commanding officers from a
superior to a subordinate through which command is exercised
CBRN - ANSWER-Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
Clandestine - ANSWER-Any activity or operation sponsored or conducted by
governmental departments or agencies with the intent to assure secrecy and
concealment
Classification - ANSWER-The determination that official information requires, in the
interest of national security, a specific degree of protection against unauthorized
disclosure, coupled with a designation signifying that such a determination has been
made.
Combatant Commander - ANSWER-A commander of one of the unified or specified
combatant commands established by the President.
Confidential - ANSWER-Security Classification; the unauthorized disclosure of which
reasonably could be expected to cause damage to the national security
Contingency Plan - ANSWER-A plan for major contingencies that can reasonably be
anticipated in the principal geographic subareas of the command.
counterintelligence - ANSWER-the steps an organization takes to protect information
sought by "hostile" intelligence gatherers
countermeasures - ANSWER-That form of military science that, by the employment
of devices and/or techniques, has as its objective the impairment of the operational
effectiveness of enemy activity
, counterproliferation - ANSWER-Military strategy designed to prevent the spread of
weapons.
Most frequently talked about in context of weapons of mass destruction, it can be
seen as a preemptive use of force
counterterrorism - ANSWER-Activities and operations taken to neutralize terrorists
and their organizations and networks in order to render them incapable of using
violence to instill fear and coerce governments or societies to achieve their goals
Counter Threat Finance - ANSWER-Activites to conduct to deny, disrupt, destroy or
defeat the generations, storage, movement, and use of assets to fund activities that
support an adversary's ability to negatively affect US interests
Courier - ANSWER-A messenger responsible for the secure physical transmission
and delivery of documents and material
Critical Intelligence - ANSWER-Intel that is crucial and requires the immediate
attention of the commander
Cruise Missile - ANSWER-A small winged missile that can navigate across
thousands of miles of previously mapped terrain to reach a particular target; it can
carry either a nuclear or a conventional warhead.
Cybersecurity - ANSWER-Prevention of damage to, protection of, and restoration of
computers, electronic comms system, electronic comms services, wire comms, and
electronic comms, including info contained therein, to ensure its availability, integrity,
authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation.
Damage Assessment - ANSWER-The determination of the effect of attacks on target
Date-time Group - ANSWER-DTG; Day/Zulu time/Month and year
Ex. 312200JAN16
Demobilization - ANSWER-act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis
including disbanding or discharging; The process necessary to release from active
duty, or federal service, units and Reserve Component members who were ordered
to active duty, or called to federal service
Deployment - ANSWER-The rotation of forces into and out of an operational area
Deterrence - ANSWER-The prevention of action by the existence of a credible threat
of unacceptable counteraction and/or belief that the cost of action outweighs the
perceived benefits.
Dissemination and integration - ANSWER-The delivery of intel to users in a suitable
form and the application of the intel to appropriate missions, tasks, and functions
