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1. A bus which supports the transfer of data in both directions is referred to as

a) Bidirectional
b) Asynchronous
c) Universal

2. A current-mode coupler contains an E-Core assembly. The purpose of the E-

a) couple the signal to the data bus

b) provide effective screening of the signal through the current-mode coupler
c) enable easy access for monitoring of the Signal

3. A data frame on an Ethernet system contains

a) source address only

b) both source and destination addresses
c) destination address only

4. A deterministic ADN used on a certified integrated modular avionic system must have a Bit Error
Rate (BER) of no more than

a) 1 in 10-6
b) 1 in 10-9
c) 1 in 10-12

5. A group of bits transmitted at the same time is

a) serial data
b) parallel data
c) a clock signal

6. A signal in an ARINC 629 system uses

a) a twisted pair of wires or fibre optics

b) a single wire
c) a pair of wires per transmitter unit

7. A simplex system has

a) 1transmitter and multiple receivers

b) 1bus controller and multiple receivers
c) 1bus controller and 1 remote terminal

8. A simplex system has

a) a bus controller and separate controller

b) one transmitter, one receiver
c) one transmitter, many receivers

9. A terminal controller

a) will transmit only once during each transmit interval

b) is repetitive transmitting
c) transmits only when addressed

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10. A Virtual Link in an ADCN is

a) bi-directional, half duplex

b) bi-directional, full duplex
c) unidirectional

11. An active AFDX Subscriber connected to an AFDX Network to communicate with other
subscribers respecting AFDX rules is called

a) a network hub
b) a network terminal
c) an End System

12. An aircraft data bus system

a) can use both system, ARINC 629 and ARINC 429 via system card files and signal gateways
b) Cannot use both ARINC 629 and ARINC 429 data buses.
c) can use both ARINC 629 and ARINC 429 as they are compatible.

13. An ARINC 429 BCD word occupies bits 11-29, if 11-15 are filled with padders then the LSB of the
word will be

a) 11
b) 29
c) 16

14. An ARINC 429 Binary Coded Decimal word occupies word bits

a) 11 - 29
b) 1-8
c) 11- 28

15. An ARINC429 bus uses

a) a twisted shielded pair of wires

b) a single twin wire cable for each transmitter
c) two bi-directional twin sheathed and earthed wires

16. An ARINC 429 system uses a

a) 32 bit word over a twisted pair of wires

b) 20 bit word over a bi-directional bus
c) 16 bit word over a twisted pair of wires

17. An ARINC429 word label format is

a) hexadecimal
b) binary
c) octal

18. An ARINC 573 data bus is used

a) to input into a Digital Flight Data Recorder

b) to supply digital inputs from a Symbol Generator to the EADI and EHSI

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c) to input into a FDR Digital Acquisition Unit

19. An ARINC 629 bus cable is a twisted pair of wires with

a) a 130 ohm resistor at both ends

b) a 230 ohm resistor at one end
c) a 130 ohm resistor at one end

20. An ARINC 629 characteristic is

a) data can transmit in both directions down the data bus

b) all LRUs can transmit and receive at the same time
c) all LRUs can transmit at the same time

21. An ARINC 629 data word

a) comprises up to 256 data bits

b) includes an 8 bit label and a 16 bit data field
c) has only 20 bits

22. An ARINC 629 label word is

a) 10 bits
b) 12 bits
c) 8 bits

23. An ARINC 629 LRU can

a) transmit and receive on multiple data buses

b) transmit on one bus and receive on the other
c) transmit and receive on one data bus

24. An ARINC 629 stub cable

a) connects bi-directional data between the LRU and current mode coupler
b) connects bi-directional data between two LRUs
c) connects single directional data between the LRU and current mode coupler

25, An ARINC data word is bits 11-29, if bits 11-18 are patched which of the following would be the
LSB bit?

a) 21
b) 19
c) 29

26. An Avionics Data Communication Network (ADCN) uses

a) two active parallel identical networks

b) a single network of switches, each switch in the network is duplicated
c) two parallel identical networks, one is active, and the other in standby mode

27. An in-series ARINC 429 system transmits using

a) time division multiplexing

b) encoder

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c) wave division multiplexing

28. ARINC 429 data bus systems uses

a) hexadecimal numbering
b) decimal numbering
c) binary coded decimal

29. ARINC 429 has a LOW bit rate of

a) 1 microsecond
b) 80 microseconds
c) 10 milliseconds

30. ARINC 429 is

a) full duplex
b) half duplex
c) simplex

31. ARINC 429 is

a) Single Source Single Sink system

b) Multiple Source Multiple Sink system
c) Single Source Multiple Sink System

32. ARINC 429 NULL state is represented by a voltage of

a) +10V
b) 5V
c) ov.

33. ARINC 429 SDI word format is at bits

a) 1-8
b) 9-10
c) 32

34. ARINC 429 slow s d transmission is

a) 10 milliseconds
b) 80 microseconds
c) 10 microseconds

35. ARINC 573 is related to what system?

a) INS
b) Weather Radar
c) FDR

36. ARINC 629 current mode couplers are

a) inductive
b) capacitive
c) resistive

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37. ARINC 629 Data bus cables are terminated using

a) 100 ohms resistor

b) 25 ohms resistor
c) 130 ohms resistor

38, ARINC 629 databus is

a) one bus, bi-directional data flow

b) two buses, unidirectional
c) two buses, bi-directional data flow

39. ARINC 629 databus is

a) two cables, uni-directional

b) two cables, bi-directional
c) one cable, bi-directional

40.ARINC 629 is transmitted using

a) single wire for each transmitter

b) fibre optics or twisted pair of wires
c) SWG 28 wire

41, ARINC 629 is used for

a) emergency only
b) normal flight
c) a backup to ARINC 429

42. ARINC 629 is what type of data bus?

a) Half Duplex
b) Full Duplex
c) Simplex

43. ARINC 629 LRUs transmit

a) when addressed
b) when terminal gap is sensed
c) when signal gap is sensed

44. ARINC 629 periodic mode is used for

a) database loads
b) transferring data only on events important to aircraft operation
c) normal operation

45. ARINC 629 runs at a baud rate of

a) 50 kBaud
b) 100 KBaud
c) 2000 kBaud

46, ARINC 629 terminal transmit interval is

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a) unique to each terminal
b) common to each terminal
c) when all transmissions are quiet

47. ARINC 629, aperiodic mode is used

a) for normal operation

b) for landing and approach operation
c) for database loads

48. Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet (AFDX)

a) must never utilize commercial off-the self-hardware

b) utilizes commercial off-the-shelf hardware
c) utilizes commercial off-the-shelf hardware only where used on non-critical applications

49. Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet (AFDX) data rates are

a) 100 kbps
b) 10 or 100 Mbps
c) 12- 14.5 Kbps

50. Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet (AFDX) is

a) full duplex
b) half duplex
c) dual layer half duplex

51. Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet (AFDX)

a) a ring topology network

b) a star topology network
c) a bus topology network

52. Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet (AFDX) uses

a) either copper or fibre optic transmission medium

b) only copper transmission medium
c) only fibre optic transmission medium

53. Can an LRU transmit and receive on more than one 629 bus?

a) No
b) Only if paralleled
c) Yes

54. Care must be taken when installing ARINC 629 cables into bus panels, damage to cables can
cause

a) arcing of high voltage signals

b) standing waves
c) corrosion of the conductor

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55. Communication between an aircraft computer and the display system symbol generator would
use

a) either of the above

b) a serial bus architecture
c) a parallel bus architecture

56. Data is transferred on the MIL-STD-1553B by

a) Manchester bi-phase
b) bi-polar return to zero
c) non return to zero

57. Deterministic performance of an Ethemet system used for an integrate modular avionic system
ne is provided

a) in the standard IEEE 802.3 commercial off- e-shelf systems with no modification required
b) by use of Virtual Links within the Ethernet network system
c) is not possible with Ethernet network systems and requires ARINC 429 or ARINC 629 data
bus backup on safety critical Systems

58 Fibre optic data bus links are

a) simplex
b) one way data buses
c) bi-directional

59. How are communications controlled on a MIL STD-1553 databus?

a) Terminals only output data when commanded to do so by the bus controller

b) Terminals only output data during their specific time window during each bus cycle
c) As terminals continuously output data over their transmit line

60. How are engine indications sent to the FDR?

a) Source isolated
b) Via ARINC 629
c) Via ARINC 573

61. How does ARINC 629 bus transmit and receive information?

a) Inductive coupling
b) Optical coupling
c) Sockets and pins

62. How does MIL-STD-1553 put data onto the databus?

a) SSIFU (sub-system interface unit)

b) Through the bus controller
c) R1(remote terminal)

63. How is ARINC 429 bi-directional data transfer achieved?

a) Using two data buses

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b) Via a twisted pair of shielded cables
c) Via current mode coupler

64. How is data coupled to an ARINC 629 data bus?

a) By a resistive pickup
b) By an inductive pickup
c) By a capacitive pickup

65. How is the data transmitted on an ARINC 429 bus?

a) Synchronous and parallel

b) Asynchronous and parallel
c) Asynchronous and serial

66. How is the word label 206 written in ARINC 429?

a) Decimal 206
b) Octal 01100001
c) Binary 11000110

67. How many LRUs can be connected to an ARINC 429 data bus?

a) 20
b) 60
c) 120

68. How many voltage levels does ARINC 429 have?

a) 1
b) 3
c) 2

69. If an ARINC system uses ODD Bit Parity then the binary number 101000111 would be given a
parity bit of

a) 1
b) 0
c) 1or o depending upon which Sign Status Matrix was used

70. In aircraft use, fibre optic cables should comply with

a) ARINC 429 standard

b) ARINC 629 standard
c) ARINC 636 standard

71. In an ARINC 429 digital data word, the source/destination identifier is made up of two bits
positioned at

a) bits 9-10
b) bits 1-2
c) bits 30-31

72. In an ARINC 429 digital word bit number 32 is used for

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a) identifying word type
b) terminating the data field
c) checking parity

73. In an ARINC 429 Word label-representing heading is 320, this is represented in bits 1- 8 as

a) 01101000
b) 01011001
c) 00001011

74. In an ARINC 429 word what data occupies bits 9 and 10?

a) SSM
b) Parity Bit
c) SDI

75. In an ARINC 429 word string, bits 1 to 8 represent the

a) message
b) destination LRU address
c) monitored parameter

76. In ARINC 429 data field is bits 11 to 28. If the bits 11 to 18 had pad bits, the LS.B. Of the data
Would be

a) bit 19
b) bit 28
c) bit 11

77 In ARINC 629 aperiodic mode, LRUs transmit in order of

a) power up
b) shortest terminal gap to longest terminal gap
c) longest terminal gap to shortest terminal Gap

78. In ARINC 629, LRUs are programmed

a) so that one transmits and one receives

b) to transmit one at a time
c) to transmit all at the same time

79. In the ARINC 429 digital information transfer system, data may travel in:

a) both directions on the same bus sequentially by time multiplexing

b) both directions on the same bus simultaneously
c) one direction only

80. Manchester II encodes logic 1 with a voltage transition from

a) a high to low state

b) a low to high state
c) a specific voltage value

81. MIL-STD-1533 is a data bus for

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a) Flight Data Recorders
b) Digital Information Transfer System
c) Inertial Reference System

82. MIL-STD-1553B uses Manchester bi-phase encoding which makes it suitable for

a) current coupling
b) fibre optic coupling
c) transformer coupling

83. Normal transmission order of ARINC 629 LRUs in periodic mode is in order of

a) power up
b) shortest to largest TG
c) shortest to largest TI

84. On an ARINC 629 data bus, the maximum amount of current-mode couplers per data bus is

a) 46
b) 120
c) 64

85. On Ethernet, EMI can cause

a) attenuation of signal
b) collision
c) jitter

86. Once an ARINC 629 LRU has transmitted a message it will wait how long before transmitting
again?

a) Until the start of the terminal gap

b) Until the end of the synchronization gap.
c) Until the end of the transmit interval

87. One of the ARINC 429 formats is

a) BCD
b) octal
c) hexadecimal

88. Parity Bit for data checking in ARINC 429 is

a) on right
b) on left before transmission and on right on receiving
c) on left

89. Reliability of data transfer via Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet (AFDX) is guaranteed by
the use of

a) dual redundant channels

b) ARINC 429 backup
c) virtual links

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90. RZ bi-polar modulation consists of bits which are one of ............states.

a) Eight
b) Two
c) Three

91. Terminal gap in ARINC 629 is

a) changed by adjusting the rx/tx software

b) flexible
c) always the same period

92. The ARINC 429 data bus word systems use

a) decimal numbering
b) binary coded decimal
c) hexadecimal numbering

93. The ARINC 429 data word is

a) 64 bits long
b) 32 bits long
c) 16 bits long

94. The ARINC 429 low rate of transmission is

a) 100 kbits/second with high of 12-14 Mbits/second

b) 12-14 Kbits/second with high of 100 kBits/second
c) 12-14 Mbits/second with high of 100 Mbits/secon

95. The ARINC 429 low speed data bus transfers data at a rate of approximately

a) 100 KHz
b) 5 KHz
c) 12 KHz

96. The ARINC 429 standard uses

a) odd parity checking

b) even parity checking
c) no parity checking

97. The ARINC 429 system uses which of the following system to transfer data?

a) Harvard bi phase
b) Non return to zero
c) Bi-polar return to zero

98. The ARINC 629 synchronisation gap (SG) is a

a) time period common to all users, where each transmitter must wait for the SG to elapse
before making a second transmission
b) time period shorter than the terminal gap tg but variable in length
c) unique time period for each user and determines the priority for user transmission

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99. The BCD data field of ARINC 429 is contained within bits

a) 11- 28
b) 1-8
c) 11 29

100. The data format used to transmit a signal to the flight data recorder

a) Manchester 2 bi-phase 12 bit

b) Harvard bi-phase 12 bit
c) Bi-Polar RZ 12 bit

101. The defined standard for deterministic data transfers in a network for safety-critical IMA
applications is

a) ARINC 429
b) ARINC 629
c) ARINC 664

102. The general arrangement of ARINC 629 includes

a) databus cable, current mode coupler, stub cable

b) databus cable, stub cable, voltage mode coupler
c) current mode coupler, databus cable only

103. The maximum data rate supported by the FDDI bus is

a) 10 Mbps
b) 100 Mbps
c) 1 Mbps

104. The maximum data rate supported MIL-STD- 1553 is

a) 12.5 Kbps
b) 1 Mbps
c) 100 Kbps

105, The maximum number of terminals connecting to a MIL-STD-1553B databus is

a) 20
b) 31
c) 120

106. The Most Significant Bit of ARINC 429 word is

a) to the left
b) to the right
c) to the left when sending, right when Receiving

107. The number of LRUs which transmit/receive on ARINC-429 is dependent upon

a) size of S.D.I
b) parallel input impedance
c) speed of transmission & size of aircraft Systems

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108. The output voltage of ARINC 429 signal is

a) 5v
b) +5v
c) +10v to -10v

109. The parity bit in digital information is used

a) to check the validity of data information

b) for BITE programs
c) to check the status of the system

110. The technology used in an integrated modular avionics system to provide the necessary
standard of Avionics Data Communication Network (ADCN) is called

a) Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet (AFDX)

b) TCP/IP Ethernet
c) 10BaseT Ethernet

111. The TX/RX of ARINC 629 is

a) encoder/decoder
b) multiplex/DE multiplex
c) switching

112. To connect an LRU to an ARINC 629 data bus

a) a current mode coupler, serial interface module and terminal controller is required
b) a terminal controller and interface module only is required
c) current mode coupler, terminal controller and a production break is required

113. To create a bi-directional communications link within an ARINC 429 system

a) two data bus are required

b) four data bus are required
c) only one data bus is required

114. What are the three types of words in the MIL-STD-1553B data bus?

a) Command, Status and Data

b) Command, Address and Data
c) Control, Command and Data

115. What connects an LRU to the Bus Coupler in an ARINC 629 Data Bus?

a) Stub Cable
b) Patch Cord
c) Interconnect Cable

116. What is a parity bit used for on an ARINCA29 bus?

a) Fault/self-check
b) Synchronization
c) Data word

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117. What is ARINC 561 used for?

a) Flight Data Recorder systems

b) Inertial Navigation Systems
c) Fly by Wire systems

118, What is ARINC 561 used for?

a) To specify Flight Data Recorder data bus

b) To specify LRU pin-outs
c) To specify Inertial Nav. data bus

119. What is the encoding method used in ARINC 429?

a) Bipolar RZ
b) Manchester coding
c) Bipolar NRZ

120. What is the highest speed in ARINC 429?

a) 100 bps
b) 100 kbps
c) 2 Mbps

121. What is the lower rate bit time for ARINC 429?

a) 10 microseconds
b) 80 microseconds
c) 10 milliseconds

122. What is the parity bit for on an ARINC 429 bus?

a) To check for corruption during transmission of a word

b) To act as a terminal gap in an emergency
c) To delay the signal

123. What is the purpose of intermediate production breaks in ARINC 429 or 629 Data cables?

a) To allow maintenance personnel to divide the right and left system buses into two parts for
easy removal and installation
b) To allow connection of new cables to the existing ones in case of a modification
c) Cables are only manufactured 40 feet long

124. What is the purpose of the parity bit on an ARINC 429 bus?

a) To indicate if the data is analogue

b) To indicate to the receiver that the data is valid
c) To indicate that the data is digital

125. What is the slowest speed for ARINC 429?

a) 12.5 kbps
b) 10 kbps
c) 100 kbps

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126. What is used in an ARINC 429 word to check for the correctness of the data sent?

a) Parity Bit
b) SSM
c) SDI

127. What limits the number of ARINC 429 receivers on a bus?

a) The parallel input impedance

b) The weight
c) The speed and size

28. What system uses base 8?

a) ARINC 573
b) ARINC 429, in dataword labels only
c) ARINC 629

129. Where is the parity bit installed in a data word?

a) Front
b) Middle
c) End MSB

130. Where is the pass and fail of an ARINC 429 code indicated?

a) SDI field
b) SSM field
c) Label field

131. Why does an ARINC databus system send data to LRUs in series?

a) Saves weight
b) More information can be sent
c) Takes less time

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