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How may a system operator use a system to sustain engineering?. by reviewing verification analysis. by reviewing operator procedures. through monitoring system performance data. through monitoring the number of trained operators.

Which two are commonly evaluated as part of the Project Assessment Process? (Choose two.). the network security policy. the standards applied to the project. the availability of necessary resources. the availability of management to the project. the compliance with project performance measures.

What is an example of the wasteful practice of over-processing?. Members of a team are split between three physical facilities. The vendor ships four rocket motors to a launch site two years before they are needed. An engineer takes a released interface document and reformats it to match a program she previously worked. A valve is selected by an engineer to meet a deadline and is later determined insufficient, requiring a subsystem redesign.

What are two practices an organization can implement when tailoring processes for a specific project? (Choose two.). Assess the effectiveness of the processes. Reuse a tailored baseline from another system. Start with a standard set of processes and practices. Identify separate processes for small and large projects.

A product baseline has been established for a system under development. What is the correct means for initiating a permanent change to this baseline?. Engineering Notice. Deviation and Waiver. Request For Proposal. Engineering Change Proposal.

Which step should be conducted in the stakeholder needs and requirements definition process?. Document the business case. Perform analysis to develop the operational concept. Use the Markov method to identify the key stakeholders. Document only the needs from the highest equity stakeholders.

Which three source documents can be used to provide the basis for the total set of stakeholder requirements? (Choose three.). the parts lists. the marketing surveys. the vendor data sheets. the statements of user objectives. the customer needs statements.

What is the purpose of the Operation Process?. Plan for system disposal. Optimize the maintenance process. Ensure the quality of user training. Use the system to deliver its services.

What is the purpose of the Transition Process?. to transition from the requirements analysis process to the design process. to transfer responsibility for the system from one organizational entity to the other. as a conversion from the critical engineering design process to the production process. as a confirmation that all elements of the system-of-interest perform in accordance with the performance requirements allocated to them.

What are two examples of waste that lean SE could reduce? (Choose two.). The team members are using outdated software. The connectors are delivered three months after their harness wires. The customer lives in a different part of the country than their suppliers. The manufacturing facility has a box of 100 bolts for a build that requires 25.

What are two major types of analyses performed during the Concept stage for defining a System Architecture? (Choose two.). Trade Studies. Cost Estimation. Risk Mitigations. Modeling & Simulation.

Which Systems Engineering process ends with a formal, written acknowledgement that a system has been properly installed?. Transfer process. Transition process. Verification process. Manufacturing process.

Which two can be used to optimize the number of interfaces for a physical system? (Choose two.). N2 diagram. Coupling matrix. Verification of aggregates. Separation of system elements.

Measures of effectiveness have been defined for an engineering project. What is the recommended approach to ensure that the development of the system will satisfy these measures?. TPM monitoring. Requirement verification. Technical risk monitoring. Cost and schedule monitoring.

Which statement is true about Agile Systems Engineering?. Agile SE relies on real-time decision-making. The value proposition of Agile SE is risk management. Agile SE and agile-systems engineering are equivalent concepts. Agile systems engineering can be introduced at no extra cost to a program.

A customer has provided a stakeholder requirements specification. What will ensure that developed system requirements align with stakeholder expectations?. Early validation. Early verification. System certification. System requirements review.

In what way are Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) similar?. Both occur at the same point in the product life-cycle. Both require audits to establish the independence of the results. Both activities are conducted concurrently for every product test. Both are part of the larger Quality Management activities of an enterprise.

Which type of analysis would be used to assess a vehicle's ability to operate in the desert?. Cost Analysis. Effectiveness Analysis. Technical Risk Analysis. Mass Properties Analysis.

What is a final product of the verification process?. Requirements allocated to the system elements. Verification Plan which defines all verification process results. Analysis, test, simulation or observation data for the conclusion reached. Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for the interfaces of elements comprising the system.

Which Technical Management Process ensures that information is properly accessible to those who need it, thereby establishing integrity of relevant system life cycle artifacts?. Quality Assurance Process. Decision Management Process. Information Management Process. Configuration Management Process.

The three major types if baselines at the system level are (choose 3): Integrated baseline. Product baseline. Allocated baseline. Initial baseline. Functiona baseline. System baseline.

The life cycle of every system includes the following aspects (choose 3): holistic. business. cost. budget. technical. management.

The 5 Organizational Project-Enabling Processes include (choose 3): Quality Assurance. Infrastructure Management. Project assessment and control. Portfolio Management. Risk Management. Quality Management.

This document is a user-oriented document that describes system characteristics from the user's viewpoint (choose 1): StReq. SRS. OpsCon. ConOps.

Key attributes of a Decision Management process are (choose 3). analytical. structured. objective. quantitative.

Which three of the following are methods to express functional behavior? (Choose three). Allocated requirement diagram. Functional flow diagram. Behavior diagram. IFD.

Which are three justifications for Configuration Management? (Choose three). Facilitates communication. Encourages changes. Prevents changes. Forces comprehensive change evaluation. Maintain control over requirements.

The time from prototype to significant market penetration has decreased by a factor of _____ over the last 50 years: 4. 10. 100. 1000.

What is the definition of a system?. An integrated set of elements, sybsystems, or assemblies that accomplish a defined objetive. One or more elements that combine to form a hierarchy. A combination of elements that act independently from each other. A single entity that fulfills the need of the user.

What does the term "integrated" refer to?. A collection or aggregate of systems elements, working together. System elements that form a hierarchy structure. A collection or aggregate elements, working indepently. System elements that are co-dependent.

What are three examples of system elements? (Choose three.). Products. Processes. Information. Objectives.

What is an agreed-to purpose or goal of the system?. An interface. A system element. A system hierarchy. A defined objective.

What is the definition of a system hierarchy?. A representation of a system and its internal elements. An organizational representation of interdependent systems elements. An organizational representation of a system structure using partitioning relationships. Elements that are composed of one of more subsystems, components and/or parts.

What two TYPEs of relationship can system elements have with each other in a system hierarchy? (Choose two.). Atomic (not further decomposed - also called "leaf level"). Interconnected with all other elements. Systems in their own right (decomposed into lower level elements). Independent of all other elements.

True or false. It is possible that a SUBSYSTEM in one hierarchy is the SYSTEM level in another hierarchy. True. False.

What are two types of hierarchies? (Choose two.). interface hierarchy. Physical hierarchy. Functional/Behavioural hierarchy. Communication hierarchy.

What are two ways you can determine that you have decomposed your system hierarchy sufficiently? (Choose two.). Until you achieve the molecular or atomic level. Until you can hand off the element to a design engineer or engineering team. Until you have exhausted all options, arriving at an optimal solution. Until you know you "make" or "buy" the element in question.

When conducting ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) design, it is recommended to follow a process of : trial and error. carefully constructed Designs of Experiments (DOE). zoning. exploratory concept designs paired with rigorous evaluation.

In Lean System Engineering "value" is defined as. functionality per unit cost. mission assurance. suitability for use. satisfactory user experience.

What two things are hierarchies used for? (Choose two.). To form the baseline for the physical domain. To communicate how elements within the system are grouped or partitioned. To help you form design teams around groupings or partitions of elements. To help you arrive at an optimal solution.

What two things are hierarchies used for? (Choose two.). Internal (can view elements within the system). External (cannot view elements within the system). Contextual. Operational.

External entities/phenomena that the system interacts with in a given context exist within the... Interfacing environment. Operational environment. System Boundaries. Systems interfaces.

What are three types of operational environment? (Choose three.). Unplanned mission environment. Context/boundary environment. Primary (planned) mission environment. Development environment.

Are users, stakeholders, maintainers and adversaries inside or outside of a typical system's boundaries?. Within system boundaries (internal). Not within system boundaries (external).

What is a general rule of thumb for determining if an entity or element is within or not within the boundaries of a system?. If a system does NOT require that an entity be developed or modified to suit the need of the system in question. If the organization cannot discover who the true "owner" is of the entity. If the element is complex enough to warrant the use of systems engineering principles and practices. If a system DOES require that an entity must be developed or its design modified to suit the need of the system in question.

What two elements typically compose what is called the "System of Interest"? (Choose two.). The primary system itself within the operation environment. The users, stakeholders, maintainers, adversaries, etc.. The enabling elements required to conceive, develop, implement, integrate, test, produce, deploy, operate, sustaining and dispose of the system (life cycle activities). The operational environment.

In the context of systems engineering, does the user fall within the system boundaries?. The user is almost always within a system' boundaries. The user is typically within a system' boundaries, but on rare occasions they are not. The user is almost always external to a system' boundaries. The user is typically not within a system boundaries, but on rare occasions they are within.

What diagram type is used to depict system boundaries?. Sequence diagram. Activity diagbram. Process flow diagram. Context diagram.

What term describes what systems engineers use then compartmentalizing or partitioning categories of system elements?. Categories. Domains. Elements. Hierarchies.

What qualities should a typical systems engineer possess regarding their breadth and depth of knowledge across relevant domains?. A wide breath across multiple disciplines and a lot of depth into each discipline. A narrow breadth across a few immediately relevant disciplines and a lot of depth into those same disciplines. A narrow breadth across a few immediately relevant disciplines and shallow depth into those same principles. A wide breadth across multiple disciplines and shallow depth into each discipline.

What is the definition of a REQUIREMENT?. A non-quantified activity performed by a system or system element to help achieve a specific mission, which must have at least one input and one output. A high-level activity that is composed of a sequential series of sub-activities used to achieve a predetermined outcome. Any condition, characteristic, or capability that must be achieved and is essential to the end item' ability to perform its mission in the environment in which is must operate. A collection of interrelated elements that work together to achieve a common objective.

What is the definition of a MISSION?. A non-quantified activity performed by a system or system element to help achieve a specific mission, which must have at least one input and one output. A high-level activity that is composed of a sequential series of sub-activities used to achieve a predetermined outcome. Any condition, characteristic, or capability that must be achieved and is essential to the end item' ability to perform its mission in the environment in which is must operate. A collection of interrelated elements that work together to achieve a common objective.

What is the definition of a FUNCTION?. A non-quantified activity performed by a system or system element to help achieve a specific mission, which must have at least one input and one output. A high-level activity that is composed of a sequential series of sub-activities used to achieve a predetermined outcome. Any condition, characteristic, or capability that must be achieved and is essential to the end item' ability to perform its mission in the environment in which is must operate. A collection of interrelated elements that work together to achieve a common objective.

In general, does a functional element drive or imply specific physical solutions that fulfill the function? (e.g. "The System's camera records video" - "Camera" being the physical solution, and "records video" being the function). No, functions in general should not imply or drive specific physical solutions into the system. Yes, functions should drive specific solutions into the system. It depends on the context of the function. Typically, the physical solution is included. It depends on the context of the function. Typically, the physical solution is not included.

What three elements are considered a part of the requirements domain? (Choose three.). Specifications. Functions. Al of the analysis, design decisions, and any model or simulations that were run and used to create the requirements and the specifications. Requirements.

What element do requirements from the specifications trace backward to?. The functional domain. An originating need. The specifications. The physical domain.

What two key elements is the mission domain composed of? (Choose two.). Multiple missions, scenarios and use cases. The conceptual framework of functions, sub-functions, task and their functional interfaces (inputs and outputs). The operational concept. The conceptual framework of System, Subsystems, components and their physical interfaces.

The mission domain lays the foundation for which two other domains? (Choose two.). Requirements domain. Functional/behavioural domain. Physical domain. Organizational domain.

The construction or “Elegance” of which domain may make or break the success of a system?. Functional. Physical. Mission. Requirement.

Which domain does the physical domain primarily trace backward to?. Requirement. Functional. Mission. Organizational.

Which diagram is best suited to depict the boundaries and primary interfaces of a system?. Functional flow. Interface. Context. Physical block.

In the context of systems engineering, what is an interface?. When a user or maintainer interacts with the system. When two or more components are connected together and those components pass information to each other. When two or more components are connected together and those components may or may not pass information to each other. When the system interacts with another system in the operational environment.

What are the three interface types? (Choose three.). Converter. Isolator. User. Connectos.

What is an example of a converter?. A digital to analog audio player. And HDMI port on a television. Insulation around a power wire. A shock mount.

What is an example of an isolator?. A digital to analog audio player. And HDMI port on a television. Insulation around a power wire. A shock mount.

What is an example of a connector?. A digital to analog audio player. And HDMI port on a television. Insulation around a power wire. A shock mount.

What type of interface would a shock mount be considered?. A connector. An isolator. A converter. None.

What are three examples of standardized interfaces? (Choose three). HDMI. USB. Wall power outlets. Vehicles dashboard.

What are three advantages of incorporating standardizing interfaces into your system design?. To make your system more compatible with external systems. To make your system easier to maintain or upgrade (plug and play). To prevent other from stealing your intellectual property. To reduce development and productions costs.

Regarding interface management, what two things are systems engineers primarily responsible for? (Choose two.). Ensuring all interfaces standardized. Ensuring interfaces are defined and managed to a level necessary to reduce or eliminate interface incompatibilities. Working with design engineers to ensure interface design are not overly complex. Coordinating and controlling interfaces, maintaining system integrity through a system' life.

Requirements may be captured once near the beginning of the lifecycle or as a continuous activity. In either case they must be elicited and analyzed in enough detail to: Prevent future rework. Support the architecture definition process. Create firm fixed price contracts. Provide senior management with reassurance the team knows what it is building.