FIS 480 EXAM 1 & 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+
GRADED
A NIST ruler is an example of ____________________.
a reference standard
All of the following should be included in a test report except:
Uncertainty of Measurement for Qualitative Measurements
should be included:
a. Method Used
b. Sampling Plan for Drugs
c. Results of Subcontractor
At the present time Measurement Uncertainty is utilized in which section(s) in the
crime lab:
Drug Chemistry
Firearms
Toxicologyfbest
The 2 types of reviews that are required of a DNA report are technical
and___________________.
administrative
Methods are subject to extensive and rigorous evaluation before being accepted
for routine use. The process is termed____________________.
Validation
If you cannot express the non-conformance in the words of the standard or the
company's own policies and procedures,then you do not have a nonconformity.
T
ISO stands for the International Standardization Organization.
F
Quality control is the day-to-day physical actions performed by the personnel of
the lab to ensure a quality product.
T
Once a competency test is passed, an analyst can begin independent casework.
T
"________ is a parameter associated with the results of a measurement that
characterizes the dispersion of the values that could reasonably be attributed to
the measurand"
Uncertainty
MU applies to ________________________measurements.
Quantitative
An audit is a fault finding mission.
, F
Electronic transmission of results applies to emailing of reports only.
F
What is true for an amended report?
A new (corrected) report replaces the original.
The new report states that it is AMENDED.
The reporting analyst is responsible for the subcontractor results reported in the
test report.
T
Opinions and Interpretations cannot be included in the test report.
F
If a method is validated by another lab, it does not have to be validated before it is
used in your lab.
F
What is true of equipment that goes out of the laboratory's permanent control for
ANY length of time?
The equipment must have a performance (calibration) check done before being put
back into service.
A ruler is considered critical equipment for a DNA lab.
F
A validation performed at the FBI lab does not have to be validated in your lab.
F
The combination of demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities defines
the____________________________ of an individual.
Competency
Which of the following are ways to achieve traceability?
Use NIST Traceable standards
Send equipment to an accredited source that can provide traceability
If standards are not NIST Traceable document their history to the fullest
Which of the following statements is true concerning reference standards and
reference materials?
Weights used to check calibration can be used only for this purpose.
The main purpose of an audit is to find things that are wrong with the system.
F
_________________________ is nonfulfillment of NVLAP requirements for
accreditation; previously referred to as a deficiency.
nonconformity
It is best to be short when interviewing asking only yes or no questions.
F
Keeping a separation between amplified and non-amplified DNA would be
described in a laboratory's ________________________ procedures.
cross-contamination
Analysts can achieve certification and accreditation.
GRADED
A NIST ruler is an example of ____________________.
a reference standard
All of the following should be included in a test report except:
Uncertainty of Measurement for Qualitative Measurements
should be included:
a. Method Used
b. Sampling Plan for Drugs
c. Results of Subcontractor
At the present time Measurement Uncertainty is utilized in which section(s) in the
crime lab:
Drug Chemistry
Firearms
Toxicologyfbest
The 2 types of reviews that are required of a DNA report are technical
and___________________.
administrative
Methods are subject to extensive and rigorous evaluation before being accepted
for routine use. The process is termed____________________.
Validation
If you cannot express the non-conformance in the words of the standard or the
company's own policies and procedures,then you do not have a nonconformity.
T
ISO stands for the International Standardization Organization.
F
Quality control is the day-to-day physical actions performed by the personnel of
the lab to ensure a quality product.
T
Once a competency test is passed, an analyst can begin independent casework.
T
"________ is a parameter associated with the results of a measurement that
characterizes the dispersion of the values that could reasonably be attributed to
the measurand"
Uncertainty
MU applies to ________________________measurements.
Quantitative
An audit is a fault finding mission.
, F
Electronic transmission of results applies to emailing of reports only.
F
What is true for an amended report?
A new (corrected) report replaces the original.
The new report states that it is AMENDED.
The reporting analyst is responsible for the subcontractor results reported in the
test report.
T
Opinions and Interpretations cannot be included in the test report.
F
If a method is validated by another lab, it does not have to be validated before it is
used in your lab.
F
What is true of equipment that goes out of the laboratory's permanent control for
ANY length of time?
The equipment must have a performance (calibration) check done before being put
back into service.
A ruler is considered critical equipment for a DNA lab.
F
A validation performed at the FBI lab does not have to be validated in your lab.
F
The combination of demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities defines
the____________________________ of an individual.
Competency
Which of the following are ways to achieve traceability?
Use NIST Traceable standards
Send equipment to an accredited source that can provide traceability
If standards are not NIST Traceable document their history to the fullest
Which of the following statements is true concerning reference standards and
reference materials?
Weights used to check calibration can be used only for this purpose.
The main purpose of an audit is to find things that are wrong with the system.
F
_________________________ is nonfulfillment of NVLAP requirements for
accreditation; previously referred to as a deficiency.
nonconformity
It is best to be short when interviewing asking only yes or no questions.
F
Keeping a separation between amplified and non-amplified DNA would be
described in a laboratory's ________________________ procedures.
cross-contamination
Analysts can achieve certification and accreditation.
