Ch. 5 part 1 (FCIC/NCIC) questions
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Mobile communication devices - correct answer ✔✔re portable electronic devices, such as
radios, laptops, tablets, and smartphones that are suitable for communicating while traveling.
Database access agreements and agency policies - correct answer ✔✔set rules on how to
regulate the dissemination of electronic information.
All computer activity is recorded per FBI security policy and subject to review under public
records law.
The radio - correct answer ✔✔the most common communication device that officers use. You
will use the radio to send and receive vital information to and from dispatch or other officers,
call for backup, or identify a suspect or wanted person.
Basic police radio communication depends on three types of equipment: - correct answer ✔✔•
dispatch console or base station
• vehicle-mounted radio
• portable or handheld radio
Dispatchers - correct answer ✔✔also known as public safety telecommunicators (PSTs),
are generally non-sworn personnel who operate the radio and telecommunications systems.
Dispatchers normally work in a centralized area with access to telephones and other resources
to assist you
, Dispatchers duties - correct answer ✔✔dispatch law enforcement officers
• dispatch fire, rescue, and emergency medical services (EMS)
• dispatch other public safety services to the scene of an emergency
• provide real-time information from federal, state, and local crime databases
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - correct answer ✔✔prohibits dispatch
personnel, law enforcement officers, and people who use police radios from
• transmitting nonessential or excessive signals, messages, or communication
• using profane, indecent, or obscene language• willfully damaging or permitting radio
equipment to be damaged
• maliciously interfering with another unit's radio transmission
• making unidentified transmissions
• transmitting before the air is clear and interrupting other transmissions
• transmitting a call signal, letter, or numeral not assigned to the station or unit
• adjusting, repairing, or altering a radio transmitter (except by agency-authorized radio
technicians)
Radio protocol - correct answer ✔✔describes the customs and regulations for constructing and
transmitting radio messages. It also includes the proper use of codes and signals, which may be
different among agencies and regions.
There are four basic radio codes: - correct answer ✔✔Signals
phonetic-alphabet
ten-code
alphanumeric code
and answers A+ rated
Mobile communication devices - correct answer ✔✔re portable electronic devices, such as
radios, laptops, tablets, and smartphones that are suitable for communicating while traveling.
Database access agreements and agency policies - correct answer ✔✔set rules on how to
regulate the dissemination of electronic information.
All computer activity is recorded per FBI security policy and subject to review under public
records law.
The radio - correct answer ✔✔the most common communication device that officers use. You
will use the radio to send and receive vital information to and from dispatch or other officers,
call for backup, or identify a suspect or wanted person.
Basic police radio communication depends on three types of equipment: - correct answer ✔✔•
dispatch console or base station
• vehicle-mounted radio
• portable or handheld radio
Dispatchers - correct answer ✔✔also known as public safety telecommunicators (PSTs),
are generally non-sworn personnel who operate the radio and telecommunications systems.
Dispatchers normally work in a centralized area with access to telephones and other resources
to assist you
, Dispatchers duties - correct answer ✔✔dispatch law enforcement officers
• dispatch fire, rescue, and emergency medical services (EMS)
• dispatch other public safety services to the scene of an emergency
• provide real-time information from federal, state, and local crime databases
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - correct answer ✔✔prohibits dispatch
personnel, law enforcement officers, and people who use police radios from
• transmitting nonessential or excessive signals, messages, or communication
• using profane, indecent, or obscene language• willfully damaging or permitting radio
equipment to be damaged
• maliciously interfering with another unit's radio transmission
• making unidentified transmissions
• transmitting before the air is clear and interrupting other transmissions
• transmitting a call signal, letter, or numeral not assigned to the station or unit
• adjusting, repairing, or altering a radio transmitter (except by agency-authorized radio
technicians)
Radio protocol - correct answer ✔✔describes the customs and regulations for constructing and
transmitting radio messages. It also includes the proper use of codes and signals, which may be
different among agencies and regions.
There are four basic radio codes: - correct answer ✔✔Signals
phonetic-alphabet
ten-code
alphanumeric code
