DPR Flashcards
(47 cards)
Which of the following is best described by “for each area, a set number of sensors are defined and used to create a track, disregarding all other sensors for that area”?
1. Mosaic
2. Full Multi Sensor Tracking
3. Tilesetting
- Tilesetting
Which of the following terms describes a n:m KVM system best?
1. signal splitter
2. extender
3. matrix
- matrix
Which of these are used to update a flight plan?
1. Manual Update by ATCO
2. Manual Update by ATSEP
3. Automatic update by flight progress
4. Automatic update by OLDI message
1.Manual Update by ATCO
3.Automatic update by flight progress
4.Automatic update by OLDI message
Which of these describes similar redundancy?
1. having multi-CPU servers with ECC RAM
2. having multiple servers/units within one system for the same task
3. having multiple distinct systems (e.g. by different manufacturers) for the same task
- having multiple servers/units within one system for the same task
Which display technology is typically used in ATC?
1. DVI
2. HDMI
3. LCD
4. DP
5. CRT
- LCD
Which RAID level / version does NOT increase your system’s reliability in case of a hard drive failue?
1. RAID 1 - Mirroring
2. RAID 5 - Striping with parity
3. RAID 0 - Striping
- RAID 0 - Striping
Which of these are phases of tracking in the SDPS?
1. Track Termination
2. Track Coasting
3. Track Maintenance / Track Update
4. Track Initiation
5. Track Elimination
6. Track Notification
- Track Termination
- Track Maintenance / Track Update
- Track Initiation
Linux Operating Systems typically…
1. are open source UNIX equivalents
2. require expensive licensing
3. support multiple users
4. are capable of multi-taskiing
1.are open source UNIX equivalents
3.support multiple users
4.are capable of multi-taskiing
An FDPS provides flight plan data to the ATCO…
1. only for flights entering the ATCO’s sector
2. as electronic information, e.g. as additional data on the aircraft label
3. as static (unidirectional) information
4. on paper strips only
- only for flights entering the ATCO’s sector
- as electronic information, e.g. as additional data on the aircraft label
Which of these is the ground safety net equivalent of ACAS?
1. MTCD
2. Departure Manager
3. APWs
4. MSAW
5. STCA
- STCA
A “plot” refers to…
1. a single sensor
2. a code / callsign correlation
3. a single point in time
4. a prediction of future movement
5. a single aircraft
1.a single sensor
3.a single point in time
5.a single aircraft
Which of these are especially relevant to the ATCO?
1. system control inputs
2. air situation / system tracks
3. detailed system status report
4. flight plan data
2.air situation / system tracks
4.flight plan data
When the SDPS extracts position data from sensor plots, it has to…
1. identifies the originating sensor by its SUC/SOC code
2. uses circular polarisation to eliminate weather effects
3. has to use the known position of the originating sensor as a reference
4. convert rho/theta information to X-Y coordinates
- has to use the known position of the originating sensor as a reference
- convert rho/theta information to X-Y coordinates
Who sets/defines “legal recording” requirements?
1. European Union Maastricht Treaty
2. ICAO Annex 11
3. International Air Transport Association (IATA)
4. Civil Aviation Auhorities (CAA)
2.ICAO Annex 11
4.Civil Aviation Auhorities (CAA)
Which of these are not ground safety nets?
1. AMAN
2. ACAS
3. STCA
4. APW
5. OLDI
6. MSAW
- AMAN
- ACAS
- OLDI
Which types of data are typically recorded in ATM in fulfillment of “legal recording” requirements?
1. Surveillance raw data (e.g. radar hits)
2. Surveillance processed data (e.g. combined plots, tracks)
3. Flight plan data
4. OS (operating system) log files
5. FDP internal application log files
- Surveillance raw data (e.g. radar hits)
- Surveillance processed data (e.g. combined plots, tracks)
- Flight plan data
A NOTAM would typically be used to publish information about…
1. (non-) availability of NAVAIDs
2. closure of airspace and runways
3. system redundancy
4. ATCO training progress
- (non-) availability of NAVAIDs
- closure of airspace and runways
CDM is…
1. an abbreviation for “collaborative destruction making”
2. aimed at improving the capacity of the air traffic network by optimising flight profiles
3. a process to improve the efficiency of air traffic by generating the best possible solution for every single aircraft
4. a process that involves e.g. ATC, aircraft operators and aerodrome operators
2.aimed at improving the capacity of the air traffic network by optimising flight profiles
4.a process that involves e.g. ATC, aircraft operators and aerodrome operators
ATC Tools…
1. require both SDPS and FDPS data
2. have an impact on the capacity of ATC
3. may increase an ATCO’s workload upon failure
4. are targeted predominantly at increasing the safety of air traffic
- require both SDPS and FDPS data
- have an impact on the capacity of ATC
- may increase an ATCO’s workload upon failure
Why is maintaining flight plan data integrity so much more important than for surveillance data?
1. Flight plan data is relevant for a longer time, i.e. several hours
2. Surveillance data is updated several times per minute, so errors can be compensated quickly
3. Eurocontrol gets informed about every change made to a flight plan and compares data integrity to a fixed standard
- Flight plan data is relevant for a longer time, i.e. several hours
- Surveillance data is updated several times per minute, so errors can be compensated quickly
Which of these is/are predominantly used for the transfer of sensor data?
1. FMTP
2. ASTERIX
3. SESAR
4. DVB-T
5. OLDI
- ASTERIX
The ASTERIX protocol is used by the SDPS…
1. to provide track data to Safety Net systems
2. to provide track data to the ATCO’s HMI
3. to improve the reliability of detection
4. to receive plot data
5. to synchronise the system clock
1.to provide track data to Safety Net systems
2.to provide track data to the ATCO’s HMI
4.to receive plot data
When generating a true multi sensor track, the track refresh rate…
1. is set to a fixed (synthetic) refresh rate
2. is determined by the slowest sensor refresh rate
3. is determined by the fastest sensor refresh rate
- is set to a fixed (synthetic) refresh rate
How can SDPS data be used by the FDPS?
1. for correlation purposes
2. to monitor flight progress
3. as RTQC configuratin data
4. to verify ASTERIX integrity
- for correlation purposes
- to monitor flight progress
