DSC 2242 Mid term

1. A "carhenge" petroleum-based society will one day be replaced by energy independence. True False

True

1. A nation-state's logistics' energy and resources are applied without boundaries across its multiple and disparate political and economic segments. True False

True

1. Along with advancing pervasive technological countermeasures, companies are increasingly institutionalizing security policies, processes, and practices. True False

True

1. An attack on road transportation and infrastructure can be launched either from a car or truck or from a vessel. True False

True

1. Energy conservation and sustainability are at the forefront of problems that need to be addressed along with global warming. True False

True

1. Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, first used by the military, has aggressively entered the consumer market. True False

True

1. In the event of an attack on road transportation, assets important to military functions are critical because of the military's role in national security and recovery operations. True False

True

1. Mobility security and freedom are inextricably linked concepts along a continuum in which each absolute resides on a polar end of the spectrum. True False

True

1. No civilization has ever survived without an effective system of movement incorporating land, sea and/ or air. True False

True

1. One of the objectives of the ISPS Code was to ensure confidence that adequate and proportionate security measures are in place for shipping. True False

True

1. People develop defensive coping behaviors toward chronic fear appeals to buffer or neutralize their anxieties. True False

True

1. The______________ has taken an active role in hazard and security research CBP TRB MTSA ATS

TRB

1. Piracy in the modern era includes a range of activities from opportunistic muggings, to organized gang attacks, to vessel hijackings. True False

True

1. President George W. Bush signed into law the Homeland Security Act after 9/11. True False

True

1. Protection Motivation Theory states that when a threat is perceived, people behave according to the amount of risk they are willing to accept. This is known as homeostasis. True False

True

1. Response is the key to guarantee that normal traffic operations continue and minimum disturbance result from an incident involving road transportation. True False

True

1. Surveillance is the physical or electronic observation of someone's activities and behavior. True False

True

1. TSA takes the responsibility for passengers from the point at which they submit their belongings for screening until the passenger exits the checkpoint. True False

True

1. The 1988 SUA Convention established that acts of violence against persons onboard is a crime. True False

True

1. The 1988 SUA Convention established that seizure of, or exercise of control over, a ship by force or intimidation is a crime. True False

True

1. The global population will continue growing in size with our habitat becoming more urbanized True False

True

1. The idea of transformation security through logistics transformation acknowledges that the transportation network is comprised of many nodes. True False

True

1. The largest impact the United States (U.S.) Department of Defense's (DoD) current transformation continues to be in the area of integration and command and control resources. True False

True

1. The merging of electronic and physical movement can be described by the term transcommunication. True False

True

1. The most popular choice of biometric identification is the use of fingerprint recognition technologies. True False

True

1. The most visible face of aviation security for passengers flying aboard commercial airplanes is the passenger screening checkpoint. True False

True

1. The principal means through which the security efforts of companies, ships, port facilities, and their personnel are organized are the Ship Security Plan (SSP) and the Port Facility Security Plan (PFSP). True False

True

1. The world's buildup of more densely populated coastal communities with increasingly valuable assets (i.e., dwellings,vehicles,roads, bridges, utilities, etc.) is escalating the financial magnitude of damage. True False

True

1. Today, social and economic structures inform and influence the business of logistics. True False

True

1. Transportation demand and the use of space for movement (i.e., air, land, and sea) will be the next societal issue due to the supersizing of our urban habit. True False

True

1. Transportation is the backbone of our urban society. True False

True

1. ________ management theory purports that people exhibit greater exogenous coping behavior toward severe threats over which they have more control. Deterrence Terror Surveillance Protection

Terror

1. As technology has advanced in the United States and other countries, various court and legal records are now available to anyone who goes to the site where the records are kept available to anyone who submits documentation requesting access. available to anonymous observers 7 days a week, 24 hours a day no longer easily avaiable

available to anyone who goes to the site where the records are kept

1. The __________ security officer is responsible for ensuring that SSA is carried out and an SSP is properly completed, maintained and implemented for each company ship . company management transportation coordination

company

1. Ensuring consistency between security and safety requirements is the duty of the ___________________ coordination officer management trainee transportation officer company officer

company officer

1. Command and ______________ centers involving military situational awareness system technology are beginning to be evaluated for all transportation environments. control communications surveillance intelligence

control

1. __________ is the designation for the next generation of X-ray machines for checkpoints . Advanced technology Screening cargo Transportation analytics Intelligent video analytics

Advanced technology Screening cargo- Not correct Transportation analytics Intelligent video analytics

1. ______________ and mass transit are now beginning to show some interest in security. Airports Borders Railroads Seaports

Airports Borders- Possible answer Railroads Seaports- Not correct

1. Bridges and interchanges are not designed to withstand assaults normally presented by everyday use. True False

False

1. Deterrence of attacks on road transportation and infrastructure is generally the main responsibility of the national government. True False

False

1. In 2000, CBP instituted the US- VISIT (United States Visitor and Immigration Status Indicator Technology) program. True False

False

1. The Federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act was passed in the 1960s. True False

False

1. Visibility is not important for the military logistician. True False

False

1. In 2003,______________ Skies conducted the pre-operational testing of the eXaminer 6000 machines manufactured by L-3 Communications. Advanced Safe Intelligent none of these options are correct

Safe

1. The nation's __________ receive the most financial attention in regard to security. airports railroads seaports none of these options are correct

airports

1. The ___________ must ensure that the CSO and SSO are given the necessary support to carry out their duties. shipping company port authority coordination officer ship captain

shipping company port authority coordination officer ship captain- Not correct

1. Many productivity gains were the result of innovative approaches to logistics operations, specifically in _______ chain management. technology training transportation supply

supply

1. Underwater________ is one of the more important security issues being addressed by a few of the 347 deep water ports operating in the United States, including Port Everglades . technology transportation surveillance intelligence

surveillance

1. All the investments and agreements have similar fundamental goals: _______, visibility, information security, and improved functional response times. technology training transparency profit

transparency

1. The road __________ mode is unique in that it consists of privately owned vehicles traveling on publically maintained roads. advanced technology screening transportation intelligent video

transportation