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Thomson Reuters Eikon Technical Certification Practice Test

This is a technical certification practice test written by Eikon InfoBox team. This quiz is for
practice purposes only.

1.

Which of the following is NOT classed as a Web Service? (1 point)


Time Series
News
Delayed Quote (/VOL.L)
Messaging Service
Quick Chart

2.

What does it mean by Exclusive Sign-on in Thomson Reuters Eikon? (1 point)


Allow a user to travel to different regions and still able to connect to the regional home
site
Allows a user to use one position or device at the same time
Allows a user to sign-on once to access Thomson Reuters Eikon Desktop, Thomson
Reuters Eikon Excel and other collaboration tools
Allows a user to use the single-sign-on on the any PC and also from a Blackberry or
iPhone.
Allows a user to connect to different regions with the same Thomson Reuters Eikon
username

3.

Which statement is TRUE in relation to Thomson Reuters Hosted deployment


type? (1 point)
The Streaming service connection to Thomson Reuters Eikon is longlined directly over
the Internet using Open Message Model (OMM) protocol
Thomson Reuters Eikon premium real-time data is conflated to 1 update per second
Thomson Reuters Eikon premium real-time data is conflated to 1 update every 3
seconds
Thomson Reuters Eikon uses HTTP port 80 to connect to the Streaming service for
real-time data
There is only one (1) session (maximum) that Thomson Reuters Eikon can establish
with the regional Streaming service at any given time

4.

Which parameter in the administration service indicates that there is a local Time
Series proxy installed at the Customer site? (2 points)
TIMESERIES.TSI.DBU_CONNECTIONS.DBU.RNET.HOST_NAME is set to TRUE
TIMESERIES.TSI.DBU_CONNECTIONS.DBU.RNET.HOST_NAME is set to FALSE
TIMESERIES.TSI.WEB_CLIENT_WRAPPER.WEB_CLIENT.LOCAL_CACHE_DEPLOYED is
set to TRUE
TIMESERIES.TSI.DBU_CONNECTIONS.DBU.RNET.HOST_NAME is set to tr-timeseriesproxy
TIMESERIES.TSI.WEB_CLIENT_WRAPPER.WEB_CLIENT.LOCAL_CACHE_DEPLOYED is
set to FALSE

5.

In the Customer Managed deployment type, if the Deployed Permissions

Reconciliation Manager (DPRM) fails, which of the following object in Thomson


Reuters Eikon desktop can be impacted?(1 point)
News headlines
News Stories
Fundamental and Reference data
Real-time data
Time Series real-time data
6.

When there are two or more Time Series Proxies on-site, they will have the same
hostname tr-timeseries-proxy but different IP addresses. In this case, you must
activate DNS round robin.(1 point)
True
False

7.

\Sessions\XtraSession\connectionList = "Connection_XTRA_SSLED .
Which of the following statements are TRUE about the parameter shown above in this
question? [Choose 2]
(2 points)
The parameter is taken from RFA.RFA-configuration-file
The parameter is taken from OverrideConfiguration.xml
The parameter indicates that the desktop is using RMDS5/P2PS5
The parameter indicates that the desktop is using RMDS6/P2PS6
The parameter is taken from MachineConfiguration.xml

8.

Which of the following is NOT the current functionality of Thomson Reuters


collaboration tools?(1 point)
Publish commentaries visible to your contacts in Thomson Reuters Messenger only.
Send a snap shot of a Quote object via Email.
Publish real-time data to other participants.
Publish commentaries and attach a Chart.
Instant messaging with contacts on MSN, Yahoo and AOL.

9.

Which of the Internet Explorer setting should NOT be activated? (1 point)


ActiveX controls and plug-ins
Use HTTP 1.1
File Download

Use HTTP 1.1 through proxy connections


Do not save encrypted pages to disk
10. What is the path of Eikon installation files if client is using Windows 7 and Eikon is
installed under restricted user account? (1 point)
C:\Program Files\Thomson Reuters\TRD 6
C:\INSTALLDIR\Thomson Reuters\TRD 6
C:\Documents and Settings\%Username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Thomson
Reuters\TRD 6
C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Thomson Reuters\TRD 6
11. Which of the following is NOT a permission mode available in Thomson Reuters Eikon
desktop?(1 point)
Permission Proxy
Permission Service
DACS Daemon
DACS server
12. Which of the following items is NOT found in RFA.RFA-configuration-file ? (1 point)
DACS permission and DACS Env
P2PS related parameters
RTIC related parameters
DACS enable/disable
All of the above
13. Where is the Update Proxy located in the Thomson Reuters Managed Deployment
type? (1 point)
FLEXnet Connect
Update Service
Thomson Reuters Platform
Streaming Proxy
Update Proxy server
14. A Thomson Reuters Hosted customer reports to you that they observe feed down
issue intermittently at around 8.30am each morning. This customer has contacted
other Thomson Reuters Customer Support agent in the past who suggested to them
that they log off Thomson Reuters Eikon each day. Which of the following is the

recommended troubleshooting step?(1 point)


Advise the customer to go to http://ispeedtest.thomsonreuters.com/ to test the
Internet line quality
Advise the customer to reinstall Thomson Reuters Eikon
Advise the customer to log off Thomson Reuters Eikon desktop each day and insist this
is the correct resolution for this issue
Contact the Account Manager and obtain a new user account for the customer
Advise the customer to change their password
Advised the customer that Thomson Reuters does not support poor Internet speed and
nothing we can do. Customer should contact their own technician
15. The purpose of the Dump configuration is to ascertain configuration parameters used
by the Thomson Reuters Eikon desktop. How to obtain the Dump Configuration?
[Choose 2]. (2 points)
Using Deployment Manager, Activate logs on Workstation and in the Logs tab, select
Dump Configuration at Startup
Using Deployment Manager, Activate logs on Workstation and in the Logs tab, select
the Trace Level to Debug
Using Deployment Manager, Activate logs on Workstation and in the Logs tab, select
Deployment Manager Log Setting to Verbose Debug
Run the executable KobraConfigDump.exe from Programs folder of Eikons installation
directory e.g. C:\Program Files\Thomson Reuters\TRD 6\Program. The dumped files
are saved in the same location
16. Which tools are available on the Thomson Reuters Eikon Migration Portal? (1 point)
A. System Test Tool
B. User Validation Tool
C. Excel Migration Tool
D. File Transport Tool
E. All of the above
F. None of the above
17. Which of the following is FALSE for Thomson Reuters Managed deployment type
during migration period (migration mode)? (1 point)
Thomson Reuters Eikon cannot directly connect to RWS
Users must be configured to use NFCP_UBMS as the real-time news RIC during
migration
Streaming Proxy is configured to source its real-time data from RWS during migration
Users will need to communicate with the Streaming service for user permission
18. Refer to exhibit taken from a Customer Managed site, which item is missing as
shown by (?) in the exhibit? (1 point)

DBU server
PIXL
Update Proxy
Update Agent
P2PS
Source Distributor
19. Refer to Exhibit taken from Providers.xml file from a Thomson Reuters Eikons
desktop. Which statements are TRUE about this configuration file? [Choose
2] (2 points)

The desktop uses local configuration files


The desktop uses the Configuration Proxy
The desktop connect to Thomson Reuters data centre via the Intranet
This file is obtained from the Thomson Reuters Managed customer
This file is obtained from the Thomson Reuters Hosted customer
This file is obtained from the Customer Managed site
None of the above
20. In the DACS Daemon permission mode, where is the DACS Daemon
running? (1 point)
P2PS Server
DACS Sever
Thomson Reuters Eikon Desktop
No DACS Daemon
AAA-DACS
21. What is the watchlist limit for Thomson Reuters Hosted and Thomson Reuters
Managed sites (from a user point of view)? (1 point)
100,000 RICs
1,200 RICs

Unlimited
120,000 RICs
2,400 RICs
210,000 RICs
22. In 3000Xtra we have used the term real-time data when we really mean streaming
data. Which of the following is classed as streaming data in Thomson Reuters Eikon?
[Choose 3] (3 points)
Time Series data
News stories
Time and Sales data
Snapshot data
Instant Messaging service
Delayed data (/VOL.L)
Real-time data
23. Your Thomson Reuters Eikon password needs to have a minimum of 8 characters.
Which character group are NOT required to use as a combination in the
password? (1 point)
Lower-case Latin letters
Upper-case Latin letters
Numbers
All Non-Latin characters
ASCII
24. Currently, how long is a minute summary data available from Time Series
service? (1 point)
90 calendar days
1 Year
45 calendar days
25 Years
30 calendar days
25. Which is the correct connection protocol(s) used in Thomson Reuters Managed
deployment model? [Choose 2] (2 points)
Open Message Model (OMM) via https tunnel to connect to Streaming Proxy

Open Message Model (OMM) via TCP tunnel to connect to Streaming Proxy
SSL/Marketfeed via TCP to connect to Streaming Proxy
SASS3/Qform to connect to RTIC
RSSL to connect to P2PS server
Open Message Model (OMM) to connect to P2PS server
RSSL is used to connect to Streaming Proxy via TCP
26. Which of the following is NOT a Thomson Reuters Eikon Excel function? (1 point)
RHistory
RData
RtGet
RtUpdate
27. Which of the following statements are TRUE in Thomson Reuters Eikon? [Choose
2] (2 points)
Thomson Reuters Eikon will close if 24 heartbeats fail to be acknowledged from the
Heartbeat service
Thomson Reuters Eikon will shut down after running continuously for 8 weeks if client
is using Internet Explorer version 8 and Access data source across domains is
disable in the Internet Explorer
NFCP_UBMS is a new pseudo RIC in Thomson Reuters Eikon and it is only available
with Reuters Datafeed (RDF) version 2.0 or above
Thomson Reuters drive allows users to save their work centrally. Currently, workspace,
flex sheets and excel files can be save and stored centrally
NFCP_UBMS is a new pseudo RIC in Thomson Reuters Eikon providing headlines with
links to PNACs that use to retrieve the news stories from News Service
Thomson Reuters Eikon CANNOT run continuously for more than 48 hours
28. Which of the following administrative function is NOT available to a Corporate
Administrator (CA) in the Administration Services? (1 point)
Reset password
Setup and manage groups of users
Troubleshoot entitlement issues
Report on real-time exchange usage
Assign an Internal user role to end users
View system test results
29. Which of the following is NOT the correct interpretation of the following command
line used to install Thomson Reuters Eikon?
TRD6_WebStart.exe /SILENT=1 /COMMAND=_sso=0 _execute=INSTALL

_silentMode=1 _forceInstall=1 (1 point)


Single Sign-on is disable
Installation is run in silent mode with no screen interaction
Pre-requisite errors and alerts are ignored
Installation will source software updates from the defaulted Streaming proxy
30. Parameter
COMMON.PIXL.CUSTOMERMANAGED.DEFAULT.RFA.P2PSLOADBALANCINGACTIVATED
creates random distributors index feature to ensure RFA session on Thomson Reuters
Eikon works properly. (1 point)
True
False
31. When connecting Thomson Reuters Eikon Mobile via Blackberry Internet Service
(BIS), which of the setting(s) below should be activated (ticked)? [Choose
2] (2 points)
Use secure connection
Use Blackberry Internet Service (BIS)
Use Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES)
All of the above

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