FIS 480 – Final Exam Study Guide and Practice Questions
(T/F) Certification is a third-party attestation related to a conformity assessment body (such as
certification body, inspection body, or lab) conveying formal demonstration of its competence to
carry out specific conformity assessment tasks (such as certification, inspection, testing) -
correct answer ✔✔ false
The standards we have been discussing since the beginning of the semester are: - correct
answer ✔✔ ISO 17025
(T/F) ISO 17020 is a longer standard and requires a safety program - correct answer ✔✔ False
(T/F) ISO Standards are the same as International Standards - correct answer ✔✔ True
Which of the following is an accrediting body for forensic crime labs - correct answer ✔✔ ANAB
(T/F) A crime lab must pass 90% of essential ISO Standards - correct answer ✔✔ False
The physical action of calibrating an instrument is a _____ activity - correct answer ✔✔ Quality
Control
(T/F) A person in the lab must be responsible for quality, but may have other duties as well -
correct answer ✔✔ True
(T/F) Once a competency test is passed an analyst can begin independent case work - correct
answer ✔✔ true
, Contracts which are used in law enforcement are more of an understanding to: - correct answer
✔✔ have certain tasks performed
The 2 main ways to gain confidence in a subcontractor is to have their accreditation certificate
and: - correct answer ✔✔ perform an audit of the lab
Purchase orders for supplies and services need only to be approved by the financial office (T/F) -
correct answer ✔✔ False
Possible evaluation criteria for approving suppliers could be: - correct answer ✔✔ all of the
above (ISO certified, delivery record, product quality)
The supplemental requirements for the ISO 17025 document for ANAB are: - correct answer
✔✔ AR 3125
Laboratories must have a code of ethics but need not review it annually (T/F) - correct answer
✔✔ False
All of the following topics must be included in a training program except: - correct answer ✔✔
ISO 17020
Technical Reviewers need not be competency tested (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔ False
When questioned about procedures for purchasing chemicals and consumables the lab
manager eventually found in his cabinet a list of the suppliers he normally used but admitted
that the list has not been updated for some time and didnt cover all the materials currently
being purchased for the lab this is best described as - correct answer ✔✔ evaluation of
suppliers
(T/F) Certification is a third-party attestation related to a conformity assessment body (such as
certification body, inspection body, or lab) conveying formal demonstration of its competence to
carry out specific conformity assessment tasks (such as certification, inspection, testing) -
correct answer ✔✔ false
The standards we have been discussing since the beginning of the semester are: - correct
answer ✔✔ ISO 17025
(T/F) ISO 17020 is a longer standard and requires a safety program - correct answer ✔✔ False
(T/F) ISO Standards are the same as International Standards - correct answer ✔✔ True
Which of the following is an accrediting body for forensic crime labs - correct answer ✔✔ ANAB
(T/F) A crime lab must pass 90% of essential ISO Standards - correct answer ✔✔ False
The physical action of calibrating an instrument is a _____ activity - correct answer ✔✔ Quality
Control
(T/F) A person in the lab must be responsible for quality, but may have other duties as well -
correct answer ✔✔ True
(T/F) Once a competency test is passed an analyst can begin independent case work - correct
answer ✔✔ true
, Contracts which are used in law enforcement are more of an understanding to: - correct answer
✔✔ have certain tasks performed
The 2 main ways to gain confidence in a subcontractor is to have their accreditation certificate
and: - correct answer ✔✔ perform an audit of the lab
Purchase orders for supplies and services need only to be approved by the financial office (T/F) -
correct answer ✔✔ False
Possible evaluation criteria for approving suppliers could be: - correct answer ✔✔ all of the
above (ISO certified, delivery record, product quality)
The supplemental requirements for the ISO 17025 document for ANAB are: - correct answer
✔✔ AR 3125
Laboratories must have a code of ethics but need not review it annually (T/F) - correct answer
✔✔ False
All of the following topics must be included in a training program except: - correct answer ✔✔
ISO 17020
Technical Reviewers need not be competency tested (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔ False
When questioned about procedures for purchasing chemicals and consumables the lab
manager eventually found in his cabinet a list of the suppliers he normally used but admitted
that the list has not been updated for some time and didnt cover all the materials currently
being purchased for the lab this is best described as - correct answer ✔✔ evaluation of
suppliers
