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SSE101 Final Exam - NASA's Survey of Systems Engineering
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SSE101 Final Exam - NASA's Survey of Systems Engineering
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1. As new systems become larger and more complex, the need for system engineers:
2. Requirements are derived from:
3. The four system design processes are: (i) develop stakeholder expectations, (ii) technical requirements, (iii) logical decompositions, and (iv) design solutions. The main purpose of the stakeholder expectations definition process is:
4. Every NASA life-cycle phase is associated with one or more phase boundaries or project reviews. The review(s) associated with Pre-Phase A is/are:
5. It is important for systems engineers to conduct trade studies because they:
6. The Technical Requirements Definition Process transforms the stakeholder expectations into a definition of the problem and then into a complete set of validated technical requirements. Typical inputs needed for the requirements process would include the following (choose the two best answers): Choose at least one answer.
7. The NASA life-cycle phases of Formulation and Implementation are divided into the following seven incremental pieces: (i) Pre-Phase A, (ii) Phase A, (iii) Phase B, (iv) Phase C, (v) Phase D, (vi) Phase E, and (vii) Phase F. The purpose of Phase C is to:
8. A trade tree is:
9. The three types of requirements are: Choose at least one answer.
10. From the list below, choose the three most appropriate factors that contributed to the development of systems engineering: Choose at least one answer.
11. Logical Decomposition is the process for creating the detailed functional requirements that enable NASA programs and projects to meet the stakeholder expectations. Typical inputs needed for the Logical Decomposition Process include the following: Choose at least one answer.
12. The NASA life-cycle broad phases of Formulation and Implementation are divided into how many incremental pieces?
13. The NASA life-cycle phases of Formulation and Implementation divide into the following seven incremental pieces: (i) Pre-Phase A, (ii) Phase A, (iii) Phase B, (iv) Phase C, (v) Phase D, (vi) Phase E, and (vii) Phase F. The purpose of Phase D is to:
14. Control gates are necessary because:
15. The three sets of common technical processes in NASA Systems Engineering Processes and Requirement are: Choose at least one answer.
16. Trade studies, or trade-off studies, help systems engineers to:
17. The Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator (MBTI) can be utilized (choose all that apply): Choose at least one answer.
18. The Design Solution Definition Process is used to translate the high-level requirements derived from the stakeholder expectations and the outputs of the Logical Decomposition Process into a design solution. The fundamental inputs needed to initiate the Design Solution Definition Process are (choose the two best answers): Choose at least one answer.
19. Trade studies depend upon having criteria for making decisions based on:
20. Every NASA life-cycle phase is associated with one or more phase boundaries or project reviews. The review(s) associated with Phase D is/are:
21. The NASA life-cycle phases of Formulation and Implementation are divided into the following seven incremental pieces: (i) Pre-Phase A, (ii) Phase A, (iii) Phase B, (iv) Phase C, (v) Phase D, (vi) Phase E, and (vii) Phase F. The purpose of Phase E is to:
22. The number of end points of the trade tree gives the total number of:
23. As a project progresses from a feasible concept to an as-deployed system, which two of the following elements determine this transition (choose the two best answers): Choose at least one answer.
24. The NASA life-cycle phases of Formulation and Implementation are divided into the following seven incremental pieces: (i) Pre-Phase A, (ii) Phase A, (iii) Phase B, (iv) Phase C, (v) Phase D, (vi) Phase E, and (vii) Phase F. The purpose of Phase F is to:
25. Identify the elements that best describe systems engineering as a rigorous approach to systems: Choose at least one answer.

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