The Systems Engineering Process drives which of the following?
The availability of a system once all countermeasures are incorporated
... [Show More] Activities to design reliability and supportability into the system
Cost allocation process through each life cycle phase
The initial estimate on Total Ownership Cost
2. Which of the following describes reliability?
The time to determine the cause of a failure
The probability of a successful year
The time to failure
A product support element
3. The purpose of reliability and maintainability (R&M) engineering is to influence system design
in order to increase mission capability, and decrease logistics burden and cost over a system’s
cycle
True
False
4. Which of the following describes availability?
The amount of time a system is operational at regular, fixed intervals
The ability of a system to operate as intended each time it’s used
The ease and economy of time and resources with which an item can be retained or
restored to a specific condition
The measure of the degree to which an item is in an operational state
5. Operational suitability is defined as “the degree to which a system can be placed
satisfactorily in field use,” with consideration given to which of the following factors? (Select
the three alternatives that apply)
Availability
Reliability
Testability
Interoperability
6. Which of the following describes design interface?
Links both the systems engineering and product support communities in terms of
how the design impacts performance and product support
Drives the activities in the Supportability Analysis process
Impact some, but not all, of the Integrated Product Support (IPS) Elements
is aligned with, but not specifically identified as an Integrated Product Support (IPS)
Elements
7. It is the job of the Program manager, working with the systems engineering, reliability and
maintainability engineering, safety engineering, and logistics disciplines, to eliminate or mitigate
hazards and ensure safety, while remaining cognizant of cost
True
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