1.

An ARINC 429 binary coded decimal data word occupies bits

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

2. ARINC 629 databus is

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. The ARINC 429 data bus word systems use

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

6. ARINC 573 is related to what system

a) INS
b) FDR
c) Weather Radar

7. ARINC 629 data bus is

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

8. 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

9. In an ARINC 429 wordstring, bits 1 to 8 represent the

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

10. ARINC 629 terminal transmit interval is

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

11. MIL-ST-1533 is a data bus for

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

12. ARINC 629 periodic mode is used for

a) normal operation
b) transferring data only on events important to aircraft operation
c) database loads
13. How is data coupled to an ARINC data bus?
a) By a capacitive pickup
b) By an inductive pickup
c) By a resistive pickup

14. How does MIL-STD-1533 put data onto the data bus?
a) Through the bus controller
b) R1 (remote terminal)
c) SSIFU (sub-system interface unit)

15. 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

16. An ARINC 429 word label format is

a) binary
b) octal
c) hexadecimal

17. How many LRUs can be connected to an ARINC 629 data bus
a) 120
b) 20
c) 60

18. ARINC 629 terminal transmit interval is

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

19. An ARINC 429 bus uses

a) two bi-directional twin, sheathed and earthed wires
b) a twisted shielded pair of wires
c) a single twin cable for each transmitter

20. ARINC Communications Addressing and Reporting Systems is used to

a) download aircraft status reports
b) connect the aircraft to base
c) make telephone calls

21. ARINC 429 data bus systems uses

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

22. An ARINC 429 Binary Coded Decimal word occupies word bits
a) 11 - 28
b) 11 - 29
c) 1 – 8

23. 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

24. An ARINC 629 characteristic is

a) all LRUs can transmit at the same time
b) all LRUs can transmit and receive at the same time
c) data can transmit in both directions down the data bus
25. in an ARINC 429 word string, bits 1 - 8 represent
a) the source of the message
b) the monitored parameter
c) the destination LRU

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

a) The speed and size
b) The parallel input impedance
c) The weight

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

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

28. How are engine indications sent to the FDR?

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

29. What system uses base 8?

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

30. On an ARINC 629 data bus, the maximum amount of current-mode couplers per data bus
is
a) 46
b) 120
c) 64

31. To connect a LRU to the data bus

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

32. A current-mode coupler contains an E-Core assembly. The purpose of the E-Core is to
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

33. The ARINC 429 low rate of transmission is

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

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

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

35. An ARINC 629 stub cable

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

36. 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

37. An aircraft data bus system

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

38. ARINC 629 is used for

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

39. What is the Low Speed transmission rate for ARINC 429?
a) 12 – 14.5 kbits / second
b) 100 kbits / second
c) 120 kbits / second

40. Once an ARINC 629 LRU has transmitted a message it will wait how long before
transmitting again?
a) Until the end of the synchronization gap.
b) Until the end of the transmit interval
c) Until the start of the terminal gap

41. What is ARINC 561 used for?

a) Flight Data Recorder systems
b) Fly by Wire systems
c) Inertial Navigation Systems

42. A arinc data word is bits 11-29, if bits 11-18 are patched which of the following would be
the LSB bit
a) 19
b) 29
c) 21

43. What is a baud?

a) A block of data
b) A bit of data
c) A byte of data

44. ARINC 629 utilizes

a) full duplex
b) half duplex
c) simplex

45. A signal in an ARINC 629 system uses

a) a pair of wires per transmitter unit
b) a twisted pair of wires or fibre optics
c) a single wire

46. An in-series ARINC 429 system transmits using

a) wave dividing multiplexing
b) time dividing multiplexing
c) encoder

47. A terminal controller

a) transmits only when addressed
b)is repetitive transmitting
c) will transmit only once during each transmit interval
48. What is the advantage of series over parallel message sending?
a) Quicker
b) More information sent
c) Only one pair of conductors

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

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

50. One of the ARINC 429 formats is

a) hexadecimal
b) BCD
c) octal

51. The ARINC 429 system uses the following system to transfer data
a) non return to zero
b) harvard bi phase
c) bi-polar return to zero

52. Which of the following ARINCs are bidirectional?

a) 429
b) 629
c) 573

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

a) bipolar return to zero
b) manchester bi-phase
c) non return to zero

54. The general arrangement of ARINC 629 includes

a) current mode coupler, data bus cable only
b) data bus cable, stub cable, voltage mode coupler
c) data bus cable, current mode coupler, stub cable

55. Data bus cables are terminated using

a) 130 ohms resistor
b) 100 ohms resistor
c) 25 ohms resistor

56. Data to flight data recorder can be taken form a communal data bus if
a) it goes directly to it
b) the power is within flight data recorder limits
c) if source isolation has been considered

57. 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

58. The BCD data field of arinc 429 is contained within bits
a) 1- 8
b) 11- 29
c) 11- 28

59. ARINC 629 is transmitted using

a) fibre optics or twisted pair of wires
b) single wire for each transmitter
c) SWG 28 wire
60. A simplex system has
a) 1 transmitter and multiple receivers
b) 1 bus controller and 1 remote terminal
c) 1 bus controller and multiple receivers

61. 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

62. Why does an ARINC databus system send data to LRUs in series?
a) More information can be sent
b) Takes less time
c) Saves weight

63. Can an LRU transmit and receive on more than one 629 bus?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Only if paralleled

64. ARINC 629 LRUs transmit

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

65. 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

66. In an Arinc 429 Word label-representing heading is 320, this is represented in bits 1-8 as
a) 01101000
b) 01011001
c) 00001011

67. 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

68. ARINC 629, aperiodic mode is used

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

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

a) Via a twisted pair of shielded cables
b) Using two data buses
c) Via a current mode coupler

70. 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

71. The output voltage of arinc 429 signal is

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

72. How many bytes can be carried in a 32bit word

a) 4 bytes
b) 2 bytes
c) 8 bytes

73. An Arinc 629 label word is

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

74. The TX/RX of Arinc629 is

a) encoder/decoder
b) multiplex/de-multiplex
c) switching

75. Terminal gap in ARINC 629 is

a) always the same period
b) flexible
c) can be changed by adjusting the rx/tx software

76. A current mode coupler contains E core assembly. The purpose of the E core is
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 purposes

77. The parity bit in digital information is used

a) for BITE programs
b) to check the validity of data information
c) to check the status of the system

78. A heading reference of 320 degrees in a word label format would be written as
a) 101010001
b) 11010000
c) 01000111

1 B 11 C 21 C 31 A 41 C 51 C
2 B 12 A 22 B 32 A 42 A 52 B
3 A 13 B 23 B 33 A 43 B 53 B
4 A 14 A 24 C 34 C 44 A 54 C
5 C 15 A 25 B 35 A 45 B 55 A
6 B 16 B 26 B 36 C 46 B 56 C
7 C 17 A 27 B 37 C 47 C 57 A
8 A 18 B 28 A 38 A 48 C 58 B
9 B 19 B 29 A 39 A 49 C 59 A
10 B 20 B 30 B 40 B 50 B 60 A

61 B 71 C 81 91 101 111
62 C 72 A 82 92 102 112
63 A 73 A 83 93 103 113
64 B 74 B 84 94 104 114
65 A 75 C 85 95 105 115
66 A 76 A 86 96 106 116
67 B 77 B 87 97 107 117
68 A 78 B 88 98 108 118
69 B 79 89 99 109 119
70 B 80 90 100 110 120