Radar, Airfield, and Weather Systems (RAWS) CDC Volume 1 Practice Test

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• When working on energized equipment, which best practice should be followed?
• What instrument measures cloud ceiling for aviation weather reporting?
• In an Instrument Landing System (ILS), what is the function of the localizer?
• Which protocol enables inter-networking by IP in the TCP/IP suite?
• ADX is the online repository for FAA publications. What does ADX stand for?
• Doppler radar is primarily used to detect what at airports?
• On a primary surveillance radar display, what do bearing and range refer to?
• Doppler radar in weather systems detects wind shear primarily through what signal?
• What is the difference between line-of-sight and slant range in radar systems?
• What is the purpose of a marker beacon test?
• Which operating system is a clone of Unix?
• What is the primary purpose of Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR) in airfield operations?
• Why is military standardization beneficial to the Air Force?
• Which system provides both lateral and vertical guidance during an instrument approach?
• In encryption, a key is used to:
• Operation Location Kilo is associated with managing which program?
• Who provides critical maintenance and repair to navigational aids, instrument landing systems, and many other pieces of equipment to ensure the safety of aircrews?
• What network type is essentially a private Internet for an organization?
• Which statement is true regarding electrical arcing?
• Where can you find the sampling plan for unit type code (UTC) equipment evaluations?
• Why is lockout/tagout important during RAWS maintenance?
• Static routing is best described as a routing method that:
• Who can authorize substitution of pre/post deployment inspections to satisfy requirements for equipment evaluation?
• Which operational support flight performs maintenance on radar, NAVAIDS, weather, and ATC radio systems?
• Which markers are used in ILS for navigation and what are their typical positions?
• Which course targets NCOs who completed Airman Leadership School?
• What is the purpose of forward scatter visibility sensors at an airport?
• What is the function of anemometer calibration and how often is it typically performed?
• Why is it essential to back up critical data stored on hard disk drives?
• In airport radar systems, MTI is used to do what?
• Who is typically responsible for unit self-assessments?
• If a router does not know how to forward a packet, what does it do?
• What are the two types of fall protection?
• RG cables are typically used for transmitting which type of signal?
• A WAN connects networks that are typically separated by what?
• What amount of current flow through the human body can cause shock that may cause you to go into cardiac arrest?
• Which measures are commonly used to reduce bird-related clutter near radar systems?
• What is a common failure mode for runway edge lights?
• Where are Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publications located?
• Which topology consists of devices connected to a common or shared cable?
• Which device connects multiple LAN segments and separates collision domains by filtering traffic at the data link layer?
• What is the purpose of RF safety standards in RAWS operations?
• Why is regular calibration of wind sensors important?
• Which designation is described as a General Radio Receiver in the Joint Electronics Type Designation System?
• Which statement best describes the overall value of standardization in the DoD?
• Which information does Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) provide that Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR) does not?
• Who is the only entity that can grant exemptions to OSHA standards?
• Which organization standardizes wireless local area network protocols commonly known as 802.11?
• What is the purpose of a test point in diagnosing a radar system fault?
• What is a characteristic of static routing when the network changes?
• What are the three types of IPv6 addresses?
• What online system functions to acquire, improve, publish, catalog, manage, store, distribute and display official technical orders?
• Who is the only entity that can grant exemptions to OSHA standards?
• What is the difference between visibility and Runway Visual Range (RVR)?
• UDP is best for what type of transmission?
• Why do workers suspended in a full body harness often lose consciousness after a fall?
• Which hardware component is primarily responsible for generating the images displayed on the monitor?
• Operating Instructions (OI) are typically published at which level?
• Which information system provides the capability to view equipment status and drill down to serial number information from all levels?
• The ILS test set is used to generate test signals during maintenance and calibration for which navigation aid components?
• What resource priority level (PL) is assigned to resources for which the loss, theft, destruction, misuse, or compromise would cause significant harm to the war-fighting capability of the United States?
• What is typically the first step when a weather sensor is non-operational?
• What does CMOS stand for?
• What happens when a router cannot determine how to forward a received packet?
• Which METAR element describes cloud layers?
• Which protocol is commonly used to send small, unreliable messages in a TCP/IP context?
• What information is typically contained in a METAR?
• How does the radar system reduce ground clutter in its displays?
• DME provides which type of information when used with VOR?
• How can birds near a radar site affect system performance and what mitigations are used?
• How many traditional Unix directories are there?
• Which information system uses inputs from various sources, provides the capability to view equipment status, and drill down capability to serial number information from all levels?
• Mil-Specs stands for what?
• What device modulates signals to encode digital information and demodulates signals to decode the transmitted information?
• Which statement best describes what a VOR provides to navigators?
• What does RO stand for in RVR reporting?
• What is the significance of the RVR value for pilot decision making?
• Which of the following is a primary reason to keep RAWS documentation current?
• The sampling plan referenced for UTC equipment evaluations is described in which document?
• Who is responsible for unit self-assessments?
• What is a NOTAM and what purpose does it serve for RAWS operations?
• What navigation information do VOR and DME provide when used together?
• QA evaluates all core base voice/video/data transport and transmission systems at what interval?
• Ceilometer data is used in METAR and aviation forecasts to determine what?
• Which unit holds the closing authority for unsatisfactory evaluations?
• Flow control methods prevent network congestion by doing what?
• What is considered the standard Unix editor?
• Which OSI layer is responsible for data formatting and translation, ensuring that data from the application layer is presented consistently?
• Which item is typically logged to ensure traceability after maintenance or testing?
• Which evaluation assesses UTC personnel readiness against the UTC mission capability (MISCAP) and ensures mission reliability?
• Which topology consists of cabling segments from each computer connecting to a centralized component?
• Which operational support flight provides airfield management and air traffic operations services to the base flying wing transient and civil users?
• In what topology does each workstation act as a repeater for a transmission?
• Which is not a type of facility secured area?
• What describes the essential technical requirements for purchased material that is military unique or substantially modified commercial items?
• What layer of the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model provides a variety of coding and conversion functions applied to application layer data?
• Why is it important to keep RAWS documentation up to date?
• What term describes the process of locking transmitted information with a secret key so that only someone with the same key can unlock it?
• What device logically separates a single network into multiple segments or collision domains in Ethernet networks?
• Category III ILS operations can be conducted with what characteristics under certain conditions?
• First-Term Airman Center (FTAC) is the training location designated for which group after arriving at a new base?
• What term describes a network that connects networks over geographical distances?
• What are the two primary weather radar products used for precipitation and wind information?
• With a minimum amount of formal training time, which technical order serves as a manual of instruction in developing installation and maintenance proficiency?
• In navigation, what type of information does a VOR provide to pilots?
• What performs the function of displaying the screen you see on a computer monitor?
• Which marker sequence along the ILS approach path correctly lists outer, middle, and inner markers from farthest to nearest?
• What is PAPI and how does its color encode vertical guidance?
• What does non-ionizing radiation cause?
• What agency acts as the lead command for the creation and application of criteria, procedures, and precision equipment for worldwide instrument flight operations, air traffic control, airfield management, and air traffic control and landing systems for the Air Force?
• What is the purpose of a ground fault protection device in RAWS installations?
• What is low-level wind shear and why is LLWAS important?
• Doppler wind estimation provides what information for weather planning?
• Which protocol enables TCP/IP to interconnect across networks?
• Which hazard is not an example of an environmental climbing hazard?
• What publications are usually written at a lower organizational level, such as the squadron and flight level?
• In aviation navigation, what does Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) stand for?
• Which device is used to modulate and demodulate signals to enable digital communication over analog channels?
• When a client computer initiates contact with a server to request a specific service, which of the following is used?
• If an encryption key is compromised, which consequence is most likely?
• Who is the closing authority for unsatisfactory evaluations?
• What basic safety considerations should be followed when working with high-power RF equipment outdoors?
• Which action is NOT a possible result of computer system damage originating from viruses?
• Which organization provides civilian accreditation of standards used for Air Force cyberspace equipment?
• Which organization is responsible for the civilian accreditation of the many industry standards used to develop the cyberspace support equipment the Air Force operates and maintains?
• Which organization is the authority for information technology (IT) communications within the Department of Defense (DOD)?
• Runway Visual Range (RVR) is used for what purpose in flight operations?
• What elements are typically documented in a maintenance log entry?
• Which dictates when air traffic control squadrons are activated for deployment?
• If the wrong type RG cable is used in a system, what could happen?
• Which instruments are used together to measure wind at an airfield?
• Who manages Air Force publications?
• In positive acknowledgment, what action does the sender take regarding data packets?
• What are common symptoms of a misaligned ILS localizer?
• What program is Operation Location Kilo responsible for managing?
• What is the main goal of the Utilization and Training Workshop (U&TW)?
• How does TACAN differ from VOR, and what is a VORTAC?
• Where is the newly graduated 3-level required to attend training after arriving at his or her new base?
• Which current level is associated with potential cardiac arrest risk?
• Which action is not a determining factor for the severity of an electric shock?
• Which evaluation focuses on UTC readiness against MISCAP and ensures mission reliability?
• Which of the following represents the highest-level directory in a Unix file system?
• Who provides the theater Air Force commander a rapid reaction mobile air control system and control/reporting center during worldwide contingencies?
• What is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet?
• What is a VORTAC and how is it used in civil aviation?
• What is REIL and where are these lights located?
• IPv6 addresses are how much larger than IPv4 addresses?
• Carabiners used in climbing should be rated to handle how many pounds?
• Which program assesses the effectiveness of a work center's training program, technician competence, and technical and procedural data adequacy?
• Which connection type sends data packets to the receiving system without requiring a receipt acknowledgment?
• Which technology is a graphics interface developed to enhance PC graphics performance?
• IPv6 addresses are larger than IPv4 addresses by what factor?
• The headquarters of the 557th Weather Wing is located at Offutt AFB in which state?
• Operating Instructions (OI) are typically written for units at which level?
• What are common symptoms of a failed ILS glide slope?
• Extranets are Intranets that share content with external groups such as customers or suppliers. Which term describes this arrangement?
• What was developed to enhance a computer's video subsystem because of the increased performance requirements in high-end PCs?
• What does the acronym DISA stand for in the context of DoD IT?
• Where are the details concerning specific responsibilities for your AFSC found?
• When an organization submits a security standard waiver request, what compensatory measures should be taken until fix actions occur?
• In an Instrument Landing System (ILS), what is the function of the glide slope?
• What information system supports base, wing, and work center level training management activities?
• In which octet of an IP address can you identify the class of the address?
• Which surveillance system obtains aircraft identity and altitude from transponder replies?
• Which standard is the most commonly used for wireless networking?
• Using the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, what does 'GRR' represent?
• What do allied communication publications do?
• Which technical order provides instructions on modifying military systems or equipment?
• The Joint Operations Plan is intended for use by which group during planning?
• Joint publications provide guidance for military services to use while preparing what?
• How are VOR/DME ground-check tolerances typically expressed?
• What type of power supply is most commonly used in computers today?
• Where is the headquarters of the 557th Weather Wing located?
• What is the purpose of an ILS test set?
• During a routine pre-operational RAWS check, which step comes immediately after sensors and cables are checked?
• Technicians will be decertified if they receive which rating on a personnel evaluation?
• Within the TCP/IP suite, what does TCP stand for?
• Which statement best describes the general differences between Category II and III ILS minimums compared to Category I?
• What directory is the highest-level directory in the Unix file system?
• What does the term ceiling refer to in aviation weather reporting?
• Encryption primarily provides which protective measure?
• Which statement about electrical arcing is true?
• When working on energized equipment, what is a good practice to perform?
• What are the three RVR measurement locations and what do their values indicate?
• Which security mode is commonly used with Wi-Fi networks to permit password-protected access?
• What are common responsibilities of RAWS technicians regarding documentation?
• How is RF grounding and bonding typically ensured in RAWS installations?
• Which description correctly defines symmetric encryption?
• Which agency leads the Air Force in establishing criteria and procedures for precision equipment used in instrument flight operations?
• How does weather radar detect wind shear using Doppler data?
• What does CFETP stand for?
• How is a non-operational weather sensor typically escalated and resolved?
• In RVR reporting, what does TDZ stand for and indicate?
• What instruments measure wind at an airfield?
• Non-ionizing radiation effects include what outcome?
• Which routing method requires manual configuration of fixed paths between nodes?
• Which topology features each computer connected to a central device via its own link?
• What is the primary purpose of a router's routing table?
• Where are basic input:output (BIOS) settings saved?
• NOTAMs are issued to inform about outages and obstructions affecting RAWS operations.
• Which outcome is achieved through military standardization?
• In METAR, which element reports precipitation and other weather phenomena?
• Which editor is traditionally associated with Unix environments and often used for scripting and text editing?
• Marker beacon test verifies signals for which markers?
• What is a common way malicious code can get into your system?
• Which practices help prevent RF exposure injuries when performing outdoor work near high-power RF equipment?
• Using an incorrect RG cable type in a radio or data system may lead to which result?
• Which two common approach lighting systems provide lead-in lighting to assist approaches in low visibility?
• What does a knot in a lanyard do to its overall strength?
• What does MID stand for in RVR reporting?