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Module 3 Exam, Part II
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1) Ultimately, the use of open systems design is expected to result in lower life cycle costs.
[1c. Identify key acquisition best practices, including commercial practices that impact the relationship
between Government and industry.]
False
True
2) Modeling and simulation can enhance the Systems Engineering process by: [1d. Recognize the
importance of modeling and simulation as a tool in the systems engineering process.]
Helping IPT members to understand the interrelationship of components without physically
changing the system.
Eliminating technical risk before production begins.
Quickly providing physical solutions to meet functional capabilities.
Providing designs that will consistently exceed functional capabilities.
3) What problem-solving process is used within an Integrated Product and Process Development
(IPPD) management process to provide a design that balances capability needs? [22a. Identify the
role of systems engineering in balancing cost, schedule and performance throughout the life cycle.]
Systems Engineering
Technical Performance Measurement
Configuration Management
Test and Evaluation
4) Capabilities related to the support and operation of a system should be considered early and
continuously in the design and development of a system. [22a2. Identify the role of life cycle product
support and systems engineering in balancing cost, schedule and performance throughout the life cycle.]
False
True
5) A program office for a command and control system needs to prepare a Statement of Work
(SOW) that lays out the products to be delivered and the technical reviews to be held by the
contractor. Which tool would they most likely use? [24a. Identify the role of the Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS) in the systems engineering process.]
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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Technical Performance Measures (TPM)
Modeling and Simulation
Trade Studies
6) Technical Performance Measures should be selected for those parameters that: [24b. Use
Technical Performance Measures to track progress in program risk areas during systems development.]
Are expected to have the highest degree of risk.
Will not be addressed at technical design reviews.
Are expected to exceed the objectives contained in the Capability Development Document
(CDD).
Will not be subjected to formal test and evaluation.
7) Modeling and simulation, when properly planned for and implemented, has been shown to
(Select all that apply): [24d. Identify the role of modeling and simulation in the defense acquisition
process.]
Help make better decisions
Shorten program schedules
Improve system quality
Increase technical risk
8) Which of the following design features is NOT likely to improve supportability? [33b. Identify life
cycle product support resource requirements and understand why it is important to influence system design
for supportability.]
Requirement for highly trained individuals to perform routine maintenance
Minimum number of tools required for routine maintenance
Use of minimum number of different sizes screws and bolts
Built-in hard points to allow maintenance work without external stands or scaffolding
9) Which of the following supportability analysis tools relies on scheduled maintenance to spot a
failure before it impacts system effectiveness? [33d. Identify Product Support Analyses (PSA)
tools/best practices/techniques available in the systems engineering process to achieve the principal goals of
supportability analyses.]
Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)
Test, Analyze, Fix and Test (TAFT)
10) Maintainability is how quickly, easily and cost effectively a system can be returned to
operational status after maintenance is performed. It is measured by _______________________.
[Identify the relationship of Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) and Supportability to life cycle
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product support, and its impact on system performance, operational effectiveness (including support),
logistics planning, and life-cycle cost.]
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Mean Time Between Critical Failures (MTBCF)
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Mean Logistics Delay Time (MLDT)
11) The concept of _______________ is used to address the interplay between system
performance, availability (reliability, maintainability, and supportability), process efficiency, and
system life cycle cost. [Select appropriate management methods and techniques to achieve Reliability,
Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) and Supportability parameters.]
Affordable System Operational Effectiveness (ASOE)
Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
Test, Analyze, Fix, and Test (TAFT)
Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)
12) During the Operational Test (OT) effort, the purpose of validation is to determine
______________________. [Identify how Test and Evaluation (T&E) supports the systems engineering
process.]
Whether or not we have "built the right thing"
The maximum capabilities of a system achievable under unrealistic operating conditions
The type and quantity of critical technical parameters to be monitored
The number of test units and test ranges required for all test events
13) Human Systems Integration (HSI), a supportability issue that every program should consider,
addresses such factors as accessibility, visibility, testability, and ______________. [Identify the
key policy provisions that relate to how life cycle product support and systems engineering is performed in
the Department of Defense.]
Standardization
Redundancy
Return on investment
Mean logistics delay time
14) If three alternatives are equal in terms of initial cost and meeting performance requirements,
the systems engineers should select the one that will result in the lowest life cycle costs. [Apply
the systems engineering process to determine a design solution to meet an operational need that
demonstrates the balancing of Affordability objectives and technical activities.]
True
False
15) When making tradeoffs among competing features, what can be used to quantifiably compare
alternatives by selecting, weighting, and applying criteria? [Apply a tradeoff study process to
evaluate alternatives.]
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Decision matrix
Least squares regression analysis
Delphi technique
Parametric modeling
16) In our decision matrix, Option 1 receives a "3" for reliability and a "2" for cost, and Option 2
receives a "1" for reliability and a "3" for cost. The reliability criterion has been assigned a weight
of 0.4 and the cost criterion has been assigned a weight of 0.6. In accordance with the decision
matrix approach, which of the following statements is true? [Apply a selective quantitative tool (e.g.,
decision matrix) to support a decision.]
Option 1 is better than Option 2 because its total weighted score is higher.
Option 2 is better than Option 1 because its total weighted score is higher.
Option 2 is better than Option 1 because its total weighted score is lower.
Option 1 and Option 2 each score a total of 2.5, therefore, either choice is fine.
17) As part of the life cycle product support and system engineering processes, ____________ is
used to influence design and determine the most cost effective way to support the system.
[Relate design, operational, and supportability characteristics to system readiness objectives.]
Product Support Analyses
Earned Value Management
Technical Performance Measures
Parametric Cost Estimating
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Module 3 Exam, Part II
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contains 17 Questions
1) Ultimately, the use of open systems design is expected to result in lower life cycle costs.
[1c. Identify key acquisition best practices, including commercial practices that impact the relationship
between Government and industry.]
False
True
2) Modeling and simulation can enhance the Systems Engineering process by: [1d. Recognize the
importance of modeling and simulation as a tool in the systems engineering process.]
Helping IPT members to understand the interrelationship of components without physically
changing the system.
Eliminating technical risk before production begins.
Quickly providing physical solutions to meet functional capabilities.
Providing designs that will consistently exceed functional capabilities.
3) What problem-solving process is used within an Integrated Product and Process Development
(IPPD) management process to provide a design that balances capability needs? [22a. Identify the
role of systems engineering in balancing cost, schedule and performance throughout the life cycle.]
Systems Engineering
Technical Performance Measurement
Configuration Management
Test and Evaluation
4) Capabilities related to the support and operation of a system should be considered early and
continuously in the design and development of a system. [22a2. Identify the role of life cycle product
support and systems engineering in balancing cost, schedule and performance throughout the life cycle.]
False
True
5) A program office for a command and control system needs to prepare a Statement of Work
(SOW) that lays out the products to be delivered and the technical reviews to be held by the
contractor. Which tool would they most likely use? [24a. Identify the role of the Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS) in the systems engineering process.]
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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Technical Performance Measures (TPM)
Modeling and Simulation
Trade Studies
6) Technical Performance Measures should be selected for those parameters that: [24b. Use
Technical Performance Measures to track progress in program risk areas during systems development.]
Are expected to have the highest degree of risk.
Will not be addressed at technical design reviews.
Are expected to exceed the objectives contained in the Capability Development Document
(CDD).
Will not be subjected to formal test and evaluation.
7) Modeling and simulation, when properly planned for and implemented, has been shown to
(Select all that apply): [24d. Identify the role of modeling and simulation in the defense acquisition
process.]
Help make better decisions
Shorten program schedules
Improve system quality
Increase technical risk
8) Which of the following design features is NOT likely to improve supportability? [33b. Identify life
cycle product support resource requirements and understand why it is important to influence system design
for supportability.]
Requirement for highly trained individuals to perform routine maintenance
Minimum number of tools required for routine maintenance
Use of minimum number of different sizes screws and bolts
Built-in hard points to allow maintenance work without external stands or scaffolding
9) Which of the following supportability analysis tools relies on scheduled maintenance to spot a
failure before it impacts system effectiveness? [33d. Identify Product Support Analyses (PSA)
tools/best practices/techniques available in the systems engineering process to achieve the principal goals of
supportability analyses.]
Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)
Test, Analyze, Fix and Test (TAFT)
10) Maintainability is how quickly, easily and cost effectively a system can be returned to
operational status after maintenance is performed. It is measured by _______________________.
[Identify the relationship of Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) and Supportability to life cycle
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product support, and its impact on system performance, operational effectiveness (including support),
logistics planning, and life-cycle cost.]
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Mean Time Between Critical Failures (MTBCF)
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Mean Logistics Delay Time (MLDT)
11) The concept of _______________ is used to address the interplay between system
performance, availability (reliability, maintainability, and supportability), process efficiency, and
system life cycle cost. [Select appropriate management methods and techniques to achieve Reliability,
Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) and Supportability parameters.]
Affordable System Operational Effectiveness (ASOE)
Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
Test, Analyze, Fix, and Test (TAFT)
Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)
12) During the Operational Test (OT) effort, the purpose of validation is to determine
______________________. [Identify how Test and Evaluation (T&E) supports the systems engineering
process.]
Whether or not we have "built the right thing"
The maximum capabilities of a system achievable under unrealistic operating conditions
The type and quantity of critical technical parameters to be monitored
The number of test units and test ranges required for all test events
13) Human Systems Integration (HSI), a supportability issue that every program should consider,
addresses such factors as accessibility, visibility, testability, and ______________. [Identify the
key policy provisions that relate to how life cycle product support and systems engineering is performed in
the Department of Defense.]
Standardization
Redundancy
Return on investment
Mean logistics delay time
14) If three alternatives are equal in terms of initial cost and meeting performance requirements,
the systems engineers should select the one that will result in the lowest life cycle costs. [Apply
the systems engineering process to determine a design solution to meet an operational need that
demonstrates the balancing of Affordability objectives and technical activities.]
True
False
15) When making tradeoffs among competing features, what can be used to quantifiably compare
alternatives by selecting, weighting, and applying criteria? [Apply a tradeoff study process to
evaluate alternatives.]
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Decision matrix
Least squares regression analysis
Delphi technique
Parametric modeling
16) In our decision matrix, Option 1 receives a "3" for reliability and a "2" for cost, and Option 2
receives a "1" for reliability and a "3" for cost. The reliability criterion has been assigned a weight
of 0.4 and the cost criterion has been assigned a weight of 0.6. In accordance with the decision
matrix approach, which of the following statements is true? [Apply a selective quantitative tool (e.g.,
decision matrix) to support a decision.]
Option 1 is better than Option 2 because its total weighted score is higher.
Option 2 is better than Option 1 because its total weighted score is higher.
Option 2 is better than Option 1 because its total weighted score is lower.
Option 1 and Option 2 each score a total of 2.5, therefore, either choice is fine.
17) As part of the life cycle product support and system engineering processes, ____________ is
used to influence design and determine the most cost effective way to support the system.
[Relate design, operational, and supportability characteristics to system readiness objectives.]
Product Support Analyses
Earned Value Management
Technical Performance Measures
Parametric Cost Estimating
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