Quiz 1 Flashcards

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Which four of the following are some of the Process Activities for the Design Definition process?

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Assess alternatives for obtaining system elements
Prepare for design definition
Manage the design
Establish design characteristics and design enablers related to each system element

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Which three of the following are some of the measurement areas which need to be defined when performing the Prepare for Measurement portion of the Measurement Process?

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indicators
measurement repository
review authority

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The motivation for putting Knowledge Management (KM) in place includes such things as “Information sharing across the organization” and “Avoiding ‘reinventing the wheel.’” What are the other three motivations for putting KM in place?

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Facilitating training, focusing on best practices
Reducing redundant work due to not having the information needed at the right time
Capturing knowledge that would “go out the door” with retirements and attrition

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Which three of the following are steps in the activity “Perform configuration identification,” within the Configuration Management process?

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Establish baselines for the CIs at appropriate points through the life cycle, including agreement of the baselines by the acquirer and supplier.
Identify system elements and information items to be maintained under configuration control as Configuration Items (Cls).
Establish unique identifiers for the Cls.

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Besides “Weight,” what are the other three mass properties?

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Location of center of gravity
Inertia about the center of gravity
Product of the inertia about an axis

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Which three of the following are some of the Inputs into the Operation process?

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Validation report
Life cycle concepts
Trained operators and maintainers

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Which four of the following are steps in the “Manage system requirements” activity of System Requirements Definition process?

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Establish and maintain traceability between the system requirements and the relevant elements of the system definition
Ensure agreement among key stakeholders that the requirements adequately reflect the stakeholder intentions
Provide baseline information for configuration management
Maintain throughout the system life cycle the set of system requirements together with the associated rationale, decisions, and assumptions.

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Which three of the following are some of the Inputs into the Design Definition process?

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Life cycle concepts
Architecture Traceability
System functional interface identification

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Which two of the following are main activities done during the Infrastructure Management process?

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Maintain the infrastructure
Establish the infrastructure

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Which of the following three are included in the Lean Development Principles?

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pull
respect
value stream

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Which three of the following are some of the Inputs to the Project Planning Process?

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Project lessons learned
Life cycle models
Supply response

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Which three of the following are just some of the key diagrams generated from Functions-Based Systems Engineering?

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Control flow diagrams
Functional flow block diagrams (FFBDs)

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Which three of the following are some of the main activities done during the Quality Assurance process?

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Perform product or service evaluations
Prepare for quality assurance
Manage QA records and reports

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What is the purpose of the Verification process?

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to provide objective evidence that a system or system element fulfils its specified requirements and characteristics

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Which one of the following is the definition of Life Cycle Cost (LCC)?

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The total cost to the organization of acquisition and ownership of a system over its entire life. It includes all costs associated with the system and its use in the concept, development, production, utilization, support and retirement stages.

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What three outputs from the Business or Mission Analysis Process are inputs into the Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definition Process?

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Business requirements
Preliminary life cycle concepts
Preliminary validation criteria

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Which three of the following are steps in the activity “Perform system analysis,” within the System Analysis process?

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Conduct in-process peer reviews with appropriate subject matter experts to assess the validity, quality, and consistency of the evolving system with the stakeholder objectives and with previous analyses.
Carry out analyses as scheduled using defined methods and procedures for cost, risk, effectiveness, and validation of assumptions.
Collect the data and inputs needed for the analysis, highlighting any assumptions.

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Which three of the following are steps in the activity “Assess alternatives for obtaining system elements,” within the Design Definition process?

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Select the most appropriate alternatives.
Assess options for the system element using selection criteria that is derived from the design characteristics.
Identify existing implemented elements.

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Which three of the following are some of the Enablers which help govern all processes described in the INCOSE SE Handbook?

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Organization infrastructure
Knowledge management system
Project infrastructure

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What is the purpose of the Life Cycle Model Management process?

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to define, maintain, and assure availability of policies, life cycle processes, life cycle models, and procedures for use by the organization with respect to the scope of [ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288].