INCOSE ASEP EXAM PREP UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Question:
The concept most familiar to systems engineers in which a system is regarded as a
"whole" consisting of interacting parts can be traced back to
Multiple Choice Answers:
A) Richard Cheney
B) Richard Feynman
C) Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
D) Ludwig Von Beethoven - ✔✔C) Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
✔✔Question:
A system concept should be regarded as a
Multiple Choice Answers:
A) system of systems concept
B) shared "mental representation" of the actual system
C) mental representation of a SOI
D) concept of representation of a system - ✔✔B - shared "mental representation" of the
actual system (p. 5)
✔✔Question:
The "System Boundary" of a system is
Multiple Choice Answers:
A) "line of demarcation" between the system itself and its greater context.
B) boundary of a system with the outside world.
C) a border between the system and its external interfaces
D) the "line of demarcation" of a system. - ✔✔A - line of demarcation" between the
system itself and its greater context (p. 6)
✔✔Question:
The collection of elements that specifically do not belong to the system but must interact
with the system which may include users (or operators) of the system are referred to as:
Multiple Choice Answers:
A) operins
B) interruptions
C) actions
D) operating environment - ✔✔D) Operating environment (p. 6)
✔✔Question:
The functionality of a system is typically expressed in terms of
, Multiple Choice Answers:
A) the system's functions with the outside environment.
B) the interaction of the system with its outside environment, especially the users.
C) the system's interactions with the environment of its operations
D) the interaction of the system with its operating environment, especially the users. -
✔✔D - the interaction of the system with its operating environment, especially the users.
(p.6)
✔✔Question:
An "attribute" of a system (or system element) is
Multiple Choice Answers:
A) an attributed subsystem of the system.
B) an observable characteristic or property of the system.
C) an observable element of the system.
D) an attributed characteristic or property of the system. - ✔✔B - an observable
characteristic or property of the system ( p. 6)
✔✔Question:
-A measurement is the
Multiple Choice Answers:
A) measured attribute of a system.
B) conclusion of a system process in which the SOI interacts with an observation
system under specified conditions.
C) outcome of a process in which the SOI interacts with an observation system under
specified conditions.
D) determination of length. - ✔✔C - outcome of a process in which the SOI interacts
with an observation system under specified conditions (p.7)
✔✔Question:
What is the difference between a black box/white box system representation.
Multiple Choice Answers:
A) The "Black Box" is based on an external view (attributes). The "White Box" is based
on and internal view of the system (attributes and structure of the elements)
B) The "Black Box" is based on an internal view (attributes and structure of the
elements). The "White Box" is based on and external view of the system (attributes). -
✔✔A - The "Black Box" is based on an external view (attributes). The "White Box" is
based on and internal view of the system (attributes and structure of the elements) (p.6)
✔✔Question:
Define an "atomic" system element
Multiple Choice Answers:
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Question:
The concept most familiar to systems engineers in which a system is regarded as a
"whole" consisting of interacting parts can be traced back to
Multiple Choice Answers:
A) Richard Cheney
B) Richard Feynman
C) Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
D) Ludwig Von Beethoven - ✔✔C) Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
✔✔Question:
A system concept should be regarded as a
Multiple Choice Answers:
A) system of systems concept
B) shared "mental representation" of the actual system
C) mental representation of a SOI
D) concept of representation of a system - ✔✔B - shared "mental representation" of the
actual system (p. 5)
✔✔Question:
The "System Boundary" of a system is
Multiple Choice Answers:
A) "line of demarcation" between the system itself and its greater context.
B) boundary of a system with the outside world.
C) a border between the system and its external interfaces
D) the "line of demarcation" of a system. - ✔✔A - line of demarcation" between the
system itself and its greater context (p. 6)
✔✔Question:
The collection of elements that specifically do not belong to the system but must interact
with the system which may include users (or operators) of the system are referred to as:
Multiple Choice Answers:
A) operins
B) interruptions
C) actions
D) operating environment - ✔✔D) Operating environment (p. 6)
✔✔Question:
The functionality of a system is typically expressed in terms of
, Multiple Choice Answers:
A) the system's functions with the outside environment.
B) the interaction of the system with its outside environment, especially the users.
C) the system's interactions with the environment of its operations
D) the interaction of the system with its operating environment, especially the users. -
✔✔D - the interaction of the system with its operating environment, especially the users.
(p.6)
✔✔Question:
An "attribute" of a system (or system element) is
Multiple Choice Answers:
A) an attributed subsystem of the system.
B) an observable characteristic or property of the system.
C) an observable element of the system.
D) an attributed characteristic or property of the system. - ✔✔B - an observable
characteristic or property of the system ( p. 6)
✔✔Question:
-A measurement is the
Multiple Choice Answers:
A) measured attribute of a system.
B) conclusion of a system process in which the SOI interacts with an observation
system under specified conditions.
C) outcome of a process in which the SOI interacts with an observation system under
specified conditions.
D) determination of length. - ✔✔C - outcome of a process in which the SOI interacts
with an observation system under specified conditions (p.7)
✔✔Question:
What is the difference between a black box/white box system representation.
Multiple Choice Answers:
A) The "Black Box" is based on an external view (attributes). The "White Box" is based
on and internal view of the system (attributes and structure of the elements)
B) The "Black Box" is based on an internal view (attributes and structure of the
elements). The "White Box" is based on and external view of the system (attributes). -
✔✔A - The "Black Box" is based on an external view (attributes). The "White Box" is
based on and internal view of the system (attributes and structure of the elements) (p.6)
✔✔Question:
Define an "atomic" system element
Multiple Choice Answers:
