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19. An EADI display showing a moving runway moves down during the
final stages of an approach. The aircraft must
a) fly up
# b) fly down
c) hold descent path
20. An ARINC 573 data bus is used
# a) to input into a Digital Flight Data Recorder
b) to input into a FDR Digital Acquisition Unit
c) to supply digital inputs from a Symbol Generator to the EADI and
EHSI
21. A flight data recorder can obtain information from aircraft
instruments
# a) provided there is adequate isolation
b) by direct connection to the instruments
c) provided there is adequate damping
22. Adding invertors to the two inputs of an AND gate makes a
a) NAND gate
b) OR gate
# c) NOR gate
23. An ARINC 429 bus uses
# a) a twisted shielded pair of wires
b) two bi-directional twin sheathed and earthed wires
c) a single twin wire cable for each transmitter
24. CRT horizontal beam control is achieved by a
a) square wave
# b) sawtooth wave
c) sinusoidal wave
25. The ARINC 429 data bus word systems use
a) decimal numbering
b) hexadecimal numbering
# c) binary coded decimal
26. The binary number 11010111 expressed as a decimal is
a) 207
b) 223
# c) 215
27. The octal number 1001 expressed as a decimal is
a) 65
# b) 513
c) 9
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36. Where are the Digital Flight Data Recorder outputs supplied to?
a) The recording unit
b) Flight instruments
# c) There are no outputs
37. FMS failure and warnings are
# a) displayed on EICAS
b) engine warnings only
c) EFIS warnings only
38. Who is responsible for the operational program of the FMS?
# a) The pilot
b) The engineer
c) The manufacturer
39. Flight director command bars are moved to the correct position by
# a) position feedback
b) amplifier gain
c) calibration
40. If a signal has quantity in volts and physical position it is
a) digital
b) synchronous
# c) analogue
41. In a CRT, if the magnetic field is parallel to the Y plates, what will be
the direction of the electron beam movement?
# a) Vertical
b) No movement
c) Horizontal
42. What is the fixed feature of an ADI?
a) The glideslope pointer
b) The lateral deviation bar
# c) The aircraft symbol
43. Primary colours of a CRT are
# a) red, green and blue
b) red, green and yellow
c) red, blue and yellow
44. What information is required before completion of the alignment of
an Inertial Navigation System?
# a) Aircraft present position
b) Aircraft present position and heading
c) Heading and attitude
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62. If an EFIS has 3 symbol generators, what is the purpose of the 3rd
symbol generator?
a) Comparison with No.1 symbol generator
# b) Standby
c) Parity function
63. The sweep waveform used on a electromagnetic CRT is
# a) trapezoidal
b) sinusoidal
c) sawtooth
64. FMS operational program is updated every
a) 7 days
# b) 28 days
c) 90 days
65. Fibre optic data is sent by
# a) modulating the frequency of a laser beam
b) modulating the frequency of a filament beam
c) a strobe light
66. What is 345 in binary?
a) 100111001
b) 110011001
# c) 101011001
67. Which logic gate can be represented as a parallel circuit?
# a) OR gate
b) Exclusive OR gate
c) NAND gate
68. Software documentation procedures are laid down in
# a) AWN 45
b) JAA Ops
c) MOE
69. HIRF is prevented from entering a fibre optic cable by
a) enclosing it in a metal braid
b) grounding the fibre at both ends
# c) using an opto-isolator coupling
70. In an ARINC 429 wordstring, bits 1 to 8 represent the
a) source of message
# b) monitored parameter
c) destination LRU address
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81. The FMS can update the IRS position outputs by using information
from either
a) VOR and DME only
b) DME and GPS only
# c) GPS, DME, LOC and VOR
82. The accepted error from INS/IRS is
a) 1 mile/hour + 3 miles
b) 2 miles per hour + 3 miles
# c) 3 miles / hour + 3 miles
83. Before an IRS can complete the alignment sequence
a) the shutdown present position must be entered
# b) the current present position must be entered
c) either the last or current position must be entered
84. within a computer controlled flight system, position feedback is
converted from
# a) analogue to digital
b) digital to analogue
c) position feedback to rate feedback
85. What shape does the waveform take to counter the impedence effect
of the coils in an electromagnetic controlled CRT?
# a) Trapezoid
b) Sawtooth
c) Rectangular
86. What warnings can an FMS provide?
# a) Discrete warnings
b) Spurious faults
c) Ground faults only.
87. Centralised Aircraft Monitoring System
a) performs in-flight and ground tests of aircraft systems by
carrying out a BITE interrogation
# b) give red warnings and amber cautions to display system status
c) performs in-flight BITE interrogation only
88. The control of the speed or rate that the flight director command
bars move can be controlled by
a) position feedback
# b) rate or velocity feedback
c) amplifier gain
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125. What is the advantage of a single mode fibre optic over ordinary
wire?
# a) Large bandwidth
b) Small bend radius
c) Not prone to damage
126. How many LRUs can be connected to an ARINC 429 data bus
a) 120
# b) 20
c) 60
127. Convert the hexidecimal number D into decimal
# a) 13
b) 14
c) 15
128. Convert decimal 15 into binary
a) 1101
# b) 1111
c) 1110
129. Convert 448 to hex
a) 3616
# b) 2416
c) 2216
130. When will a NAND gate give logic 0 at the output?
a) When both inputs are at 0
# b) When both inputs are at 1
c) When the inputs are different
131. How many LRUs can be connected to an ARINC 629 data bus
# a) 120
b) 20
c) 60
132. Convert decimal 15 into hexadecimal
a) E
b) G
# c) F
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151. An ARINC 429 Binary Coded Decimal word occupies word bits
a) 11 - 28
# b) 11 - 29
c) 1 - 8
152. Engine parameters are displayed on
# a) ECAM
b) EHSI
c) CDU
153. A flight deck CRT LRU is being replaced. What does the ESDS label
indicate?
a) Wrist straps should be worn
# b) Do not touch plug pins or leave them exposed
c) Remove power before connecting
154. What systems does the ADC feed?
a) Altimeter / FMS / secondary radar
b) Standby altimeter/machmeter
# c) Cabin pressure controller sensor / machmeter / Altimeter
155. A hexadecimal is a number to base
a) 8
b) 2
# c) 16
156. An ARINC 429 system uses a
a) 16 bit word over a twisted pair of wires
# b) 32 bit word over a twisted pair of wires
c) 20 bit word over a bi-directional bus
157. A thyristor is a device which has
a) a positive temperature coefficient
# b) a negative temperature coefficient
c) a temperature coefficient of zero
158. When using a wrist strap, before touching the LRU the resistance
should be measured from your skin to the end of the earth probe. This
should be
# a) more than 10 kilohms
b) less than 10 kilohms
c) less than 1 ohm
159. 1012 converted to decimal is
a) 52
# b) 510
c) 210
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B
0
0
1
1
A
0
1
0
1
# a) AND gate
b) NOR gate
c) NOT gate
185. Where do the outputs from a DADC go?
a) EADI
b) EHSI
# c) IRMP: Inertial Reference Mode Panel
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a) Or gate
b) NOR gate
c) NOT gate
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228. The resistance of the wrist strap used as part of anti static
precautions should be
a) 0 - 200 ohm
b) 250 kilohm - 1.5 megohm
# c) 20 megohm - 200 megohm
229. What is the function of a status register in a microprocessor?
# a) To indicate the status of the processor
b) In the ALU, to store the position of the program during an interrupt
c) To synchronize the clock pulse
230. What is the advantage of EPROM over fusible link?
a) Cheaper to produce
# b) Can be re-programmed
c) Does not need refreshing
231. A basic IRS platform has
a) 3 accelerometers and 2 laser gyros
b) 2 Accelerometers and 3 laser gyros
# c) 3 accelerometers and 3 laser gyros
232. What must be entered into the IRS before the aircraft can be
moved?
# a) Present position
b) Flight plan
c) Cruise height
233. The FMS Operational Data Base is
a) updated once a month
# b) is fed with information on aircraft weight, cruise altitude and cost
index before take off
c) needs no update information
234. Control surface feedback is fed back to
# a) the Flight Control Computer only
b) the Flight Control Computer and side stick controller
c) the side stick controller only
235. The function of a commutator is to
a) convert from analogue to binary form
# b) provide a sampling in sequence of a number of parameters
c) provide continuous availability of all parameters connected to the
system
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236. When the voltage that represents a logic 1 state is less than the
voltage that represents a logic 0 state, the logic being used is
a) either positive or negative
b) positive
# c) negative
237. The output of an AND gate having two inputs A and B is logic 1.
The two inputs will have the logic states of
a) A = 0, B = 0
# b) A = 1, B = 1
c) A = 1, B = 0
238. Registers are used in digital computers to
a) store bits of information in a permanent memory
# b) store a limited amount of information on a temporary basis
c) keep a count of operations completed
239. What is 0111000012 in Octal?
a) 28110
b) 2258
# c) 3418
240. ARINC 629 is used for
# a) normal flight
b) emergency only
c) a backup to ARINC 429
241. Testing of HIRF on aircraft systems is done
a) by periodically listening for interference on all systems
# b) at and during production and testing (initial certification)
c) only after a report of radio interference
242. How are earth loops prevented from forming?
# a) Ground only one end of the cable screen
b) Ground both ends of the cable screen
c) Ground neither end of the cable screen
3. When carrying out a bonding check on a surface protected by anodic
film
#
a) the anodic film should be removed locally to ensure a good
contact
b) the film is conductive so no preparations are required
c) add a bonding factor to the result of the test to account for the
resistance of the anodic film
244. The accelerometer output in an INS/IRS is
a) integrated twice to give velocity
# b) integrated twice to give distance
c) integrated once to give distance
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a) AND gate
b) OR gate
c) NOR gate
274. What is the Boolean Algebra for the XOR Circuit below?
a)
#
b)
c)
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286. How many address lines would be needed for an 8 line MUX?
a) 4
# b) 3
c) 2
287. in a MUX, how is parallel converted to serial?
# a) By way of a shift register
b) By way of a demultiplexer
c) By way of an encoder
288. If a magnetic field is parallel to the X plates in a CRT, which way will
the beam move?
a) Diagonally
b) Vertically
# c) Horizontally
289. What would you expect to see displayed on an EADI display?
# a) Flight director command bars, slip indicator, rate to altitude &
autoland
b) Compass heading, selected heading and VOR
c) Course information, weather radar, way point alert and bearing
pointers
290. The binary number 10101000111001012 in hexadecimal is:
a) 22BC16
# b) A8E516
c) FFFF16
291. A fibreoptic lens type coupling with lens and integral LED compared
to an end-fire coupling is
# a) more efficient
b) less efficient
c) equally efficient
292. An analogue to digital converter is as accurate as
# a) the sampling rate
b) the frequency
c) the amplitude
293. A digital to analogue converter that requires the output to range
between 0v and -10v would have
a) a non-inverting amplifier in parallel with the output line
#
b) an inverting amplifier in series with the output line
c) a non-inverting amplifier in line with the output with a resistor to
ground
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383. In arinc 429 data field is bits 11 to 28. If the bits 11 to 18 had pad
bits, the L.S.B. Of the data would be
#
a) bit 19
b) bit 11
c) bit 28
384. The BCD data field of arinc 429 is contained within bits
a) 1- 8
#
b) 11- 29
c) 11- 28
385. After attaching a wrist strap to you wrist (which is connected to
aircraft ground), prior to removal of ESDS equipment, the resistance
measured
a) between the strap and the pin ground must be >10 Megohms
#
b) between your skin and the pin ground must be <10 megohms
c) between the strap and the pin ground must be <10 meghms
386. The major source of degradation of HIRF protection is
a) corrosion
b) damage to static wicks
#
c) radio filter break down
387. The resistance of the magnetic coils of a C.R.T. Is offset by using
#
a) trapezoidal voltage
b) constant voltage
c) saw tooth voltage
388. If the magnetic deflection plates produce a magnetic field which is
parallel to the horizontal then the trace is deflected in
a) horizontal axis
b) circular motion
#
c) vertical axis
389. Light transmission in a fibre optic cable is due to
#
a) repeated internal reflection
b) refraction of the light
c) defraction of the light
390. The name given to the joining of two fibre optic cables by aligning
them carefully and bringing them into close proximity of each other is
a) Fusion
#
b) End to end
c) Lens Coupling
391. In a fibre optic cable
a) only one data signal can be sent down it at any one time
#
b) multiple data signals can be sent down it at one time
c) data can only be sent in one direction
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419. Fibre optic cable over copper cable has the following advantages
a) non-conductive, easier to manufacture and assemble, greater
bandwidth
#
b) non-conductive, greater bandwidth, greater signal security
c) greater bandwidth, greater signal security, more robust
420. a EFIS system ADI displays pitch, roll
a) autoland, altitude, compass rose and flight director bars
b) autoland, decision height, range to altitude and flight director
bars and slip indicator
#
c) autoland, rad alt, decision height and slip indicator
421. What is the Hexadecimal number F86 in Binary?
#
a) 111110000110
b) 111110000001
c) 3974
422. What is 11000012 - 1011002?
a) 1101112
b) 100011012
#
c) 1101012
423. During normal functioning of an ECAM system the engine data
shown on the Engine/Warning display comes from the
a) EFIS channel of DMC3
#
b) ECAM channel of DMC1
c) ECAM channel of DMC3
424. To create a bi-directional communications link within an ARINC 429
system
a) only one databus is required
#
b) two databuses are required
c) four databuses are required
425. Using I.N.S. an aircraft flies
a) course directed by ground station
#
b) great circle route
c) rhumb line
426. What warnings can an FMS provide?
#
a) Discrete warnings
b) Spurious faults
c) Ground faults only
427. Aircraft heading (HDG) is
a) the angle between True North and the desired track
b) the angle between True North and the actual track
#
c) the angle between True North and the longitudinal axis of the
aircraft
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445. Can an LRU transmit and receive on more than one 629 bus?
#
a) Yes
b) No
c) Only if paralleled
446. ARINC 629 LRUs transmit
a) when addressed
#
b) when terminal gap is sensed
c) when signal gap is sensed
447. How is multiplication achieved in an ALU?
# a) by addition
b) by subtraction
c) by coupling
448. What is the function of a status register?
# a) To indicate the status of the microprocessor
b) To store a program during an interrupt
c) To synchronise the clock pulse
449. An ADC uses advance approximation to
a) increase resolution
#
b) increase speed
c) increase accuracy
450. A DAC uses a precision amplifier to
# a) ensure the output voltages remain accurate
b) ensure the input remains accurate
c) compensates for the variation of the feedback resistor due to
temperature
451. A BCD word occupies bits 11-29, if 11-15 are filled with padders then
the LSB of the word will be
# a) 16
b) 29
c) 11
452. If part of a display is lost on a CRT, this could be due to
# a) an inoperative symbol generator or input sensor
b) an inoperative symbol generator or control panel
c) loss of power to the CRT
453. To reduce HIRF on radio equipment
a) periodically check bonding leads for condition
#
b) ensure all static wicks are in place
c) transmit on all radio frequencies to determine which frequencies
are causing the interference
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454. When a BITE test is carried out on a system with moving parts it
should be
a) carried out without operating moving parts
# b) carried out ensuring all moving parts are operated and taken to
there stops
c) carried out ensuring all moving parts are operated but not to
there mechanical stops
455. A simplex system has
# a) one transmitter, many receivers
b) a bus controller and separate controller
c) one transmitter, one receiver
456. The smallest operation of a CPU is
#
a) the timescale
b) the processor sub-cycle
c) the processor cycle
457. in a fibre optic system, different light frequencies are separated by
# a) an active filter
b) a passive filter
c) a star network
458. The most common CRT for an EFIS system screen is a
a) electrostatic
b) electromagnetic
#
c) combined
459. Sensors in a fibre optic flight control system
a) require power for processors
#
b) do not require power
c) require processing to give output
460. An accuracy amp is used to
a) give output at required level
# b) compensate for temperature variation
c) make output between 0 - 5V
461. L.E.D.s can give
a) high definition displays
b) red and green displays only
#
c) monochrome displays only
46 2. Fibre optic systems can transmit data in
a) one direction only
b) in two directions
#
c) both directions at the same time
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472. A device, which converts serial to parallel and parallel to serial for
arithmetical functions, is a
a) Multiplexer and De-Multiplexer
# b) Shift Register
c) Parallel to serial and serial to parallel converter
473. In an Arinc 429 Word label-representing heading is 320, this is
represented in bits 1-8 as
# a) 01101000
b) 01011001
c) 00001011
---474. What would be the outputs if A=0 B=0 C=1
#
a) 0, 1
b) 1, 1
c) 0, 0
a) 0, 1
b) 1, 1
c) 1, 0
476. The angle of incidence of a beam of light in a fibre optic cable will
be
a) twice that of the cone of acceptance
#
b) approximately half that of the cone of acceptance
c) parallel with the end of the cable
477. A fibre optic cable is connected to a unit that will not be frequently
disconnected. The preferred type of connector to be used is a
a) Ball lens type
# b) Butt type
c) Quick disconnect type
478. A cyclic test (watch dog) should be performed for ECAM
# a) during power up
b) during in-flight
c) MCDU
479. How is the symbol generator detecting the program error
# a) looking at the odd parity without error
b) looking at the even parity without error
c) check sum bites for error detect
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515. The data format use to transmit signal to flight data recorder
a) Manchester 2 bi-phase 12 bit
# b) Harvard bi-phase 12 bit
c) Bi-Polar RZ 12 bit
516. The output voltage of arinc 429 signal is
a) +5v
b) -5v
#
c) +10v to -10v
517. How many bytes can be carried in a 32bit word
#
a) 4 bytes
b) 2 bytes
c) 8 bytes
518. An Arinc 629 label word is
#
a) 12 bits
b) 8 bits
c) 10 bits
519. Which of the following ESDS devices can withstand higher static
electricity voltage?
a) ECL
b) MOSFET
#
c) SCR
520. An IRU interface test is carried out
#
a) only on the ground
b) in the air
c) on the ground or in the air
521. For a computer to start up the basic instruction is from the
a) ALU
b) RAM
#
c) ROM
522. What is a passive device?
a) Matrix LCD
b) LED
#
c) Capacitor
523. A backlighted LCD
a) has infinite colours
b) is monochrome
#
c) has only 3 colours
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