Platform Control - Digital Quiz

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50 questions designed for the Digital controller to test their knowledge on. Percentage to pass = 70%+

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1.

Which team looks after the broadcast compression equipment overnight? (For example: Which would you escalate an encoder failure to?)
- A.
  
  Platform Control
- B.
  
  DTH Headend Support
- C.
  
  Service Integration
- D.
  
  Cisco
- E.
  
  Engineering
2.

Which team is responsible for configuring new channels on the Sky platform?
- A.
  
  Platform Control
- B.
  
  DTH Headend Support
- C.
  
  Service Integration
- D.
  
  Cisco
- E.
  
  Engineering
- F.
  
  Channels & Operations (ChOps)
3.

Which department are responsible for loading new Interactive triggers into the database so that they're ready for scheduling
- A.
  
  Platform Control
- B.
  
  DTH Headend Support
- C.
  
  Service Integration
- D.
  
  Cisco
- E.
  
  Channels & Operations (ChOps)
- F.
  
  ECR
4.

Which company created and maintains many of the broadcast systems, such as the SSR, ESS, and the XSG?
- A.
  
  Evertz
- B.
  
  Ericsson
- C.
  
  Tandberg
- D.
  
  Cisco
- E.
  
  Linux
5.

If you encounter an issue on the XSG, which team should you contact first?
- A.
  
  DTH Headend Support
- B.
  
  Cisco
- C.
  
  Engineering
- D.
  
  Infrastructure Unix Support
6.

Which Satellites do Sky uplink their services to from Chilworth/Fairoak?
- A.
  
  Astra 2A
- B.
  
  Astra 2E
- C.
  
  Astra 2F
- D.
  
  Astra 2G
- E.
  
  All of the above
7.

What does SSR stand for?
8.

What does CABHE stand for?
9.

What does IDG stand for?
10.

ECR inform PCC that they are having issues with their Sports Interactive application. Which of the following systems should PCC check? (Choose 4)
- A.
  
  Coral
- B.
  
  ACP
- C.
  
  Application Scheduler
- D.
  
  Openstreamer
- E.
  
  IStreamer
- F.
  
  IDG
- G.
  
  TSP
11.

You get an IFIX alert saying 'Space utilization on /home/ssr is 95%' which team should you escalate to?
- A.
  
  DTH Headend Support
- B.
  
  Cisco
- C.
  
  Broadcast Database Support
- D.
  
  Entertainment Server Support – Unix
12.

You receive an IFIX alert saying 'Space utilization on /pdssrdbp02/ora is 95%' who should you escalate to?
- A.
  
  DTH Headend Support
- B.
  
  Cisco
- C.
  
  Broadcast Database Support
- D.
  
  Entertainment Server Support – Unix
13.

You receive an IFIX alert saying 'Space utilization on /chicabncap04/var is 95%' who should you escalate to?
- A.
  
  DTH Headend Support
- B.
  
  Cisco
- C.
  
  Broadcast Database Support
- D.
  
  Entertainment Server Support – Unix
14.

Which tab should SAMS be set to for general monitoring?
- A.
  
  All Services
- B.
  
  Alarms
- C.
  
  Errors Only
15.

Which log file would be worth checking if you had an issue with Now/Next banners not updating?
- A.
  
  ESS logs
- B.
  
  GAS logs
- C.
  
  EIT logs
- D.
  
  FALM logs
- E.
  
  XSG logs
16.

Which log file would be worth checking to see if RTT trigger pulses are being received for a specific channel?
- A.
  
  ESS log
- B.
  
  GAS log
- C.
  
  EIT log
- D.
  
  FALM log
- E.
  
  XSG log
17.

In SSR_SI_EVENT_SCHED there is 2 columns relating to time: SI_EVENT_DATE_TIME and START_DATE_TIME. If the START_DATE_TIME is incorrect what is the likely affect?
- A.
  
  The Now/Next banner will not update at the correct time
- B.
  
  The EPG grid listing will be incorrect
- C.
  
  Both of the above
18.

Which table would you check to see which Sports channel was the 'floating' Sports channel for the day?
19.

Which of these tools only uses GMT? (Tick all that apply)
- A.
  
  PushVOD GUI
- B.
  
  Coral
- C.
  
  MJD Utility
- D.
  
  Engineering Control Utility
- E.
  
  Source Channel Controller
20.

Which of the following issues would EPG Services normally deal with? (Choose 3)
- A.
  
  EPG scheduling changes including schedule creation
- B.
  
  Info bar (flag) changes
- C.
  
  3rd party schedule issues
- D.
  
  Channel switch on/off scheduling issues
- E.
  
  CA scheduling issues
21.

Which of the following issues could BSS Support (BAS - Broadcast Application Support) normally deal with? (Tick all that apply)
- A.
  
  EPG scheduling changes including schedule creation
- B.
  
  Info bar (flag) changes
- C.
  
  3rd party schedule issues
- D.
  
  Channel switch on/off scheduling issues
- E.
  
  CA scheduling issues
22.

Which parental rating (PAR_RATING) should you schedule if you want an event to ask for a PIN to be displayed at all times regardless of the time of day?
23.

Free To Air (FTA) and Free To View (FTV) are often confused. Which term means the customer would be able to view the channel with no viewing card inserted in their Sky box?
- A.
  
  FTA
- B.
  
  FTV
- C.
  
  Both
24.

What does IPPV stand for?
25.

What does OPPV stand for?