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1
To prevent an outage situation, most organisations implement which of the following best practises?
Ready for business checks
Post change system checks
Data monitoring
Freeze on all changes at critical times
2
Making use of bulk datafeed services typically requires which activity sets?
Uploading a series of Excel spreadsheets via a web site
Accessing an FTP location, downloading files, and mapping source
Subscribing to the realtime data distribution system at trading floor
Receiving electronic tapes and loading them via a tape reader machine
3
What is DACS used for?
The controlling of user entitlements to exchanges and other fee-liable data
The routing of data designated low importance to holding silos
The transfer of data from one part of an MDDS to a remote location
The reduction of latency between feed handlers and the messaging layer
4
What is the update mechanism mostly used for EDM systems?
Streaming
Batch
Real Time
Conflated
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The data Management protocol XML stands for
eXtensible Markup Language
None is correct
eXtreme Management Limitation
eXtended Margin Limits
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An example of good software and system development would include
none answers is correct
Conduct development in non-production enviroment to avoid impact onsystems
Conducting development work in semi-production enviroment 3 months before
Conduct development work in a production eviroment to ensure it works.
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Examples of Middleware data management systems include
BT Global, Savvis and AT&T
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Word
Sony, Kia and Samsung
RMDS, TiBco, Activ Middleware, IBM infodyne
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Why might an instant messaging service (e.g. Thomson Reuters or Bloomberg Messaging) cause a user firm some concern?
User training
Data throughput
Security compliance
Server overload
9
What best describers a router is
A Software programming routing trades to Exchanges and other venues
An Exchange processor but generally not used by consuming vendors
A device for tracking routing errors and general anomalies at a network
Networking device whose software and hardware are tailored to routing info
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To what does the acronym “API” most commonly refer?
Additional pulse isolation
Application programming interface
Accelerated processor interconnect
Automated price integration
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Vendors engaged in EDM (Enterprise Data Management) services include
RMDS, TiBco, Activ Middleware, IBM infodyne
Asset Control, Cadis and GoldenSource
BT Global and Savvis
Activ Financial, Equinix, Solaco System
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FPGA will most likely be present in
An end of day pricing application to manage the operational process
A methodology where programming takes place at clients site to control.
System managing high volume of data broadcasts
An Exchange processor but generally not used by consuming vendors
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What is “
tick capture
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Storing each price change for further analysis
Setting filters to trap specific price fluctuations
Identifying erratic movements during a trading day
Stopping specifically identified prices from being recorded
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What best describes a “Thin Client” desktop?
Where the majority of the software intelligence resides on a server
A desktop running only one application
Where client functions are abbreviated to save time
A desktop with reduced functionality to not tax the hardware on which it
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Electronic Trading strategies
Can be used by the sell side only
Cannot use securities from different asset classes
Can be applied across all asset classes, and implemented cross-border.
Cannot be performed across geographic borders
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LANs, MANs and WANs are types of what?
Networks
Operating systems
Programming languages
Databases
