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What diagram type is used to depict system boundaries? correct answers Context diagram
To what degree should systems thinking be applied? correct answers Consider the entire system
of interest, which includes the system itself and enabling elements / infrastructure and the
missions it will perform while in use
How often should a systems engineer elicit feedback from users and stakeholders for a system?
correct answers Continuously, throughout the entire life of the system
What is NOT one of the primary activities preformed as a part of the systems engineering
process? correct answers The development and refinement of the organization
A risk was identified for a development effort and a short-term solution was applied, which
unfortunately led to poor performance and usability in the long term. What is one way a systems
engineer can avoid long-term negative impacts to short-term solutions? correct answers Apply
systems thinking, anticipating long term consequences of short term decisions/solutions
Which of these would NOT be considers a user? correct answers Compliance agent
What are three key differences between leadership and management? (Select three) correct
answers Leadership deals with change, while management deals with complexity
Leadership sets project direction, while management plans and budgets that direction
Leaders motivate team members, while managers 'manage' problem solve team members
According to the 2013 Eric Honour study, what is the Return of Investment (ROI) to an
organization that begins using systems engineering, assuming they were not using systems
engineering before? correct answers 7:1
What is an agreed to purpose or goal of the system? correct answers A defined objective
When did MODERN systems engineering come into wide usage? correct answers In the 1930's
What are three of the primary drivers to use systems engineering? (Select three) correct answers
Time compression: The need to develop systems faster
Adaptive and emergent complexity
Legacy: Unplanned, ill-suited and evolving needs
Criticality or importance and priority
An evolving workforce with greater diversity, skills, and experiences
Security, which is becoming increasing valuable and ever evolving
What are two examples of a "user" of an aircraft? (Select two) correct answers Aircraft
maintainer, Aircraft pilot
,It is possible that a subsystem in one hierarchy is the system level in another hierarchy correct
answers True
Are users, stakeholders, maintainers and adversaries inside or outside of a typical system's
boundaries? correct answers Not within system boundaries (external)
From what two perspectives can we view a system? (Select two) correct answers Internal,
External
What are two examples of an isolator? (Select two) correct answers Insulation around a power
wire, A shock mount
What are three examples of systems thinking? (Select three) correct answers Change viewpoints
to gain a more complete understanding of the problem
Seek to understand the bigger picture
Test assumptions
Identify cause and effect relationships between potential decisions and impacts (short and long
term) of those decisions
Observe how elements within a system evolve over time
Recognize the impact on cost and schedule, short and long-term of decisions
What qualities should typical systems engineer possess regarding their breadth and depth of
knowledge across relevant domains? correct answers A wide breadth across multiple disciplines
and shallow depth into each discipline
In general, does a functional element drive or imply specific physical solutions that fulfill that
function? correct answers No, functions in general should not imply or drive specific physical
solutions into the system
What is NOT an advantage to incorporating standardizing interfaces into your system design?
correct answers To prevent others from stealing your intellectual property
Where is the systems engineering process used in the context of the elements in the system
hierarchy? correct answers It is recursively used at all levels of a system's hierarchy, where the
complexity of the element in question warrants the use of systems engineering
Regarding interface management, what two things are systems engineers primarily responsible
for? (Select two) correct answers Ensuring interfaces are defined & managed to a level necessary
to reduce or eliminate interface incompatibilities,
Coordinating & controlling interfaces, maintaining system integrity through a system's life
What type of interface would a shock mount be considered? correct answers An isolator
External entities/phenomena that the system interacts with in a given context exist within the...
correct answers Operational Environment
,What did the 2013 study conducted by Eric Honour discover about the correlation between
meeting cost and schedule objectives and the application of systems engineering? correct
answers Systems engineering has a significant effect, with correlation factors as high as 80%
How often does an organization use the systems engineering process? correct answers Systems
engineering is highly iterative process continuously being applied throughout the life of the
system
What are three examples of system elements? (Select three) correct answers Processes,
Information,
Products
What does the term "integrated" refer to? correct answers A collection or aggregate of system
elements working together
Patterns begin to emerge when then systems engineer applies systems thinking. Choose three of
the categories pattern may be with. (Select three) correct answers Abstract data types,
Standards and templates,
Domain taxonomies
What two elements typically compose what is called the "System of Interest"? (Select two)
correct answers The enabling elements required to conceive, develop, implement, integrate, test
produce, deploy, operate, sustain, and dispose of the system,
The primary system itself within the operational environment
In order to be an effective systems engineer and apply systems thinking properly, to what degree
should a systems engineer be familiar with the system of interest? correct answers The systems
engineer should seek to attain wide breath of knowledge about the entire system, spanning
multiple disciplines
What is the definition of a system? correct answers A combination of interacting elements
organized to achieve one or more stated purposes
What is NOT an example of a standardized interface? correct answers Vehicle dashboard
What three sources do requirements from the specifications typically trace backward to? (Select
three) correct answers A need statement or project charter,
The mission domain,
Stakeholders & SME's
In the context of systems engineering, what is an interface? correct answers When two or more
components are connected together and those components pass information to each other
In the context of modern technology, what is one reason is it important to use systems
engineering to develop systems (rather than the trial and error alternative)? correct answers
, Because modern technologies build on pre-existing designs (incremental improvement) requiring
systems engineering to manage these improvements
When was ISO/IEC 15288 released? correct answers 2002
What is the definition of a "function"? correct answers 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
What can the success or failure of a product usually be attributed to correct answers
Understanding the needs of the users and stakeholders
What is NOT one of the primary activities performed as a part of the systems engineering
process? correct answers Operate the system in the field
What is meant by re-iterating the systems engineering process? correct answers As time
progresses, the systems engineering process in re-iterated at the same tier in the hierarchy,
adding greater fidelity to the system design
In the context of systems engineering, does the user fall within the system boundaries? correct
answers The user is almost always external to a system's boundaries
What is a general rule of thumb for determining if an entity or element is within or not within the
boundaries of a system? correct answers 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 is an example of a converter? correct answers A digital to analog audio player
What is an example of a connector? correct answers An HDMI port on a television
Why is it important to perform early life cycle activities? correct answers Because it is easier to
fix errors earlier, when concepts exist primarily on paper
The mission domain lays the foundation for which two other domains? (Select two) correct
answers Functional/behavioral domain,
Organizational domain
What is the definition of a "requirement"? correct answers Any condition, characteristic, or
capability that must be achieved and is essential to the end item's ability to perform its mission in
the environment in which is must operate
What are the three types of operating environment? (Select three) correct answers Development
environment,
Unplanned mission environment,
Primary (planned) mission environment
