Lesson One: Introduction to OCS

Question 1

What is the monitor on the left of the controller workstation referred to as?

Answer 1

The Data Display (DISP)

Question 2

The Data Display is used to manipulate data windows and displays what?

Answer 2

Electronic flight strip window

Question 3

What is the monitor on the right of the workstation also referred to as?

Answer 3

Aircraft Situation Display (ASD) or Geographical Display (GEO)

Question 4

When the OCS is started via the MCP position, which window is displayed on all the workstations?

Answer 4

Workstation window

Question 5

What are the main processors of OCS called (where the majority of flight data comes from)?

Answer 5

FDPA and FDPB

Question 6

If the system detects a failure of the active flight data processor (FDP), what does it do?

Answer 6

It automatically switches to the standby FDP with no data loss

Question 7

How is the flight data transferred from an active platform to an inactive platform?

Answer 7

Via the SYNC Server

Question 8

What is the primary method used by the OCS to send messages externally?

Answer 8

AFTN

Question 9

Queue messages may be transferred between positions using which button in the Queue window?

Answer 9

Route

Question 10

If a controller workstation (CWS) data display becomes unserviceable what do you do?

Answer 10

Move to a spare OCS workstation