CISSP-ISSEP · Question #17
Which of the following agencies serves the DoD community as the largest central resource for DoD and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available to
The correct answer is C. DARPA. Important note: The provided answer key appears to contain an error. Based on established DoD knowledge, the correct answer is actually B (DTIC), not C (DARPA). DTIC (Defense Technical Information Center) is explicitly chartered as the largest central resource for DoD and governm
Question
Which of the following agencies serves the DoD community as the largest central resource for DoD and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today?
Options
- ADISA B.
- BDTIC
- CDARPA
How the community answered
(52 responses)- A2% (1)
- B8% (4)
- C90% (47)
Explanation
Important note: The provided answer key appears to contain an error. Based on established DoD knowledge, the correct answer is actually B (DTIC), not C (DARPA).
DTIC (Defense Technical Information Center) is explicitly chartered as the largest central resource for DoD and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information - this language mirrors DTIC's official mission statement almost verbatim.
DARPA (C) is a research-funding agency that develops breakthrough technologies for national defense; it creates and sponsors research but is not a central information repository. DISA (A) is the Defense Information Systems Agency, which manages DoD IT infrastructure and communications - not a scientific/technical knowledge repository.
Memory tip: Think DTIC = DoD's Technical Information Center - the acronym itself tells you its role. If a question asks about a repository or resource for DoD scientific and technical information, DTIC is always the answer.
I'd recommend verifying this question against your study material or course instructor, as the answer key listing DARPA (C) appears to be a typo or formatting error - DTIC is the universally recognized correct answer to this question.
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