Quiz 2

Question 1

At the heart of the standard ANSI/GEIA-STD-0009-2008, Reliability program standard for systems design, development, and manufacturing is a systematic ‘design-reliability-in’ process, which includes what three elements?

Answer 1

Aggressive mitigation of surfaced failure modes.
Progressive identification of the resulting failure modes and mechanisms.
Progressive understanding of system-level operational and environmental loads and the resulting loads and stresses that occur throughout the structure of the system.

Question 2

Which three of the following analyses may be used when performing Supportability analysis?

Answer 2

Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)
Minimum Task Analysis (MTA)

Question 3

Disposal analyses include consideration of costs, disposal sites, and many other variables. What three of the following are some of the other considerations used in analyzing Disposal options?

Answer 3

Applicable federal, state, local, and host-nation regulations
Handling and shipping
Health and safety issues

Question 4

Which three of the following are main activities done during the Portfolio Management process?

Answer 4

Define and authorize projects
Terminate projects
Evaluate the portfolio of projects

Question 5

What three things drive the Design Definition process?

Answer 5

The specified requirements
A more detailed analysis of performance and feasibility beyond the Architecture Definition process
The developed architecture

Question 6

Which three of the following are some of the required attributes of a requirement statement according to the definition of Requirement?

Answer 6

deemed necessary for stakeholder acceptability
unambiguous
verifiable

Question 7

In defining requirements, care should be exercised to ensure the requirement is appropriately crafted. Which four of the following characteristics should be considered for every requirement?

Answer 7

Achievable
Complete
Necessary
Verifiable

Question 8

What is the purpose of the System Analysis process?

Answer 8

provide a rigorous basis of data and information for technical understanding to aid decision-making across the life cycle

Question 9

Which three of the following are true statements about Interoperability Analysis?

Answer 9

Compliance with standards remains one of the keys to interoperability.
Interoperability depends on the compatibility of elements of a large and complex system to work as a single entity.
Interoperability will increase in importance as the world grows smaller due to expanding communications networks.

Question 10

Which four of the following are some of the Inputs into the Quality Assurance process?

Answer 10

Quality management (QM ) corrective actions
Quality management plan
Quality management guidelines
Quality management report

Question 11

During the Project Planning Process, what activity has the Systems Engineering and Project Management intersect?

Answer 11

The creation of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Question 12

Which three of the following are some of the Process Activities for the Transition process?

Answer 12

Manage results of transition
Perform transition
Prepare for transition

Question 13

What are two major types of analyses performed during the Concept stage for defining a System Architecture?

Answer 13

Trade Studies
Modeling & Simulation

Question 14

Which two of the following are steps in the activity “Establish and maintain an agreement,” within the Acquisition process?

Answer 14

Negotiate agreement
Establish delivery acceptance criteria

Question 15

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?

Answer 15

measurement frequency
derived measures
trigger points or thresholds

Question 16

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

Answer 16

System element descriptions
System element documentation
Life cycle concepts

Question 17

Which three of the following are some of the Outputs from the Verification process?

Answer 17

Verification enabling system requirements
Verification record
Final Requirements Verification and Traceability Matrix (RVTM)

Question 18

What term is used for “An evaluation to ensure that the operational system or product conforms to the operational and configuration documentation?”

Answer 18

Physical Configuration Audit

Question 19

Which three of the following are some of the Outputs from the Verification process?

Answer 19

Verification constraints
Verification strategy
Verified system

Question 20

Which four of the following are main activities done during the Knowledge Management process?

Answer 20

Manage knowledge, skills, and knowledge assets
Plan knowledge management
Share knowledge and skills throughout the organization
Share knowledge assets throughout the organization