LESSON 4
PRACTICE EXERCISE
ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK
Item
Correct Answer and Feedback
1.
A.
Defense contacts.
The need for battlefield automation is driven by the threat, manpower limitations,
and weapons systems capability (page 4-2, para 1).
2.
B.
False
The FLCS is a system which permits the force level commander to command and
control from any of his echelon's command posts, or from the operational
facilities at the subordinate functional nodes or from command posts at the next
lower level (page 4-3, para 3d(3)).
3.
A.
True.
The FLCS is composed of the commander and staff at each Army echelon (e.g.,
corps, division) and their facilities, personnel, procedures, communications,
4.
C.
Collecting data from the five functional segments and structuring it into
meaningful information.
Collecting data from the five functional segments and structuring it into
meaningful information is not a general function performed by BFA control
systems (page 4-4, para 4a(2)).
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