DAT) UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What is data processing ? - CORRECT ANSWER - The data processing (DPR) domain
addresses all the system which process flight data and surveillance data in support of integrated
Air Traffic Services operations
How should data used in ATC be ? - CORRECT ANSWER - unambiguous
accurate
error free
timely
What is done during the data processing ? - CORRECT ANSWER - matching of data
What is a radar plot ? - CORRECT ANSWER - a radar plot can be defined as a set of
information contained in a message as a result of a detection of a moving target by a surveillance
sensor.
Note that plot has also the non moving parts in it and they ll get filtered later
What is SDPS ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Surveillance Data Processing System -
connected to varies radar sites etc.
What are the basic components of data processing ? - CORRECT ANSWER - SDPS and
FDPS (Flight data processing system)
also OPS for showing data
radar
, aircraft
aftn
Describe the Dataprocessing - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. PSR plot extractor/ssr plot
extractor
2 psr/ssr plot combiner
3. track processor
4 Collection of plots from all Sur sensors and preperation of data to MRT function(Sur front end)
5.Multi - Radar tracking function (Sur data processor)
6. system tracks
What comes first plot or track ? - CORRECT ANSWER - plot preceedes a track
What is the output after the track processor ? - CORRECT ANSWER - a local track from a
specific sensor site
How do you call the SUR front else also ? - CORRECT ANSWER - the Tracker
What is at the end of the data processing ? - CORRECT ANSWER - System track. This
will be the result that the atco sees
What range do you obtain from the radar ? - CORRECT ANSWER - the slant range not
the ground range
Is a plot filtered ? - CORRECT ANSWER - No it s the raw measurement
What are the plot components ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Timestamp
plot message number
aircraft position ( range/azimuth)