ASEP/CSEP Prep Questions (INCOSE) - I (SE Handbook Ch.1-4)2023

ASEP/CSEP Prep Questions (INCOSE) - I (SE Handbook Ch.1-4)2023 System Concept - correct answer A shared mental representation of the actual system System elements have processes that have the binary value of ______ or _____ - correct answer idle, execute System elements cannot be systems on their own merit. (True/False) - correct answer False What are two things that integration must establish? - correct answer 1. relationships between the effects that organizing the elements has on their own interaction. 2. How these effects enable the system to achieve its purpose In defining a hierarchy, a SE must strike a balance between: - correct answer 1. Defining span of control clearly and simply 2. Resolving the structure of the SOI into a complete set of system elements that can be implemented with confidence Characteristics that can be used to decide if SOI is better understood as a SoS - correct answer o Operational independence of constituent system o Managerial independence of constituent system o Geographical distribution o Emergent behavior o Evolutionary development process In complicated systems, the interactions between many parts are governed by______. - correct answer fixed relationships Difference between complex and complicated systems - correct answer o In complicated systems, the interactions between many parts are governed by fixed relationships. o In complex systems, interactions between the parts exhibit self-organization where local interactions give rise to novel. Nonlocal, emergent patterns. o Complicated systems can often become complex when behavior patterns change. Challenges that influence the engineering of an SoS - correct answer o SoS Authorities (each constituent system has its own local owner) o Leadership o Constituent systems' perspectives o Capabilities and requirements (most SoS are made up of multiple independent systems with their own requirements), o Autonomy, interdependencies, and emergence o Testing, validation, and learning o SoS principles (new field, major learning curve for traditional SEs) o Security challenges What should be considered during life cycle stages of the SOI? - correct answer Relevant enabling systems One system variable can be the cause and effect of another system due to - correct answer circular causation What are the three classes of SE competencies? - correct answer Systems thinking Holistic life cycle view SE management Operating environment/ Operating Context - correct answer collection of elements that interact with the system Attribute - correct answer observable characteristic/property of a system System Boundary - correct answer what belongs/does not belong to the system Functionality - correct answer interactions of the system with its operating environment System Architecture - correct answer per IEEE 42010 (2011): "the fundamental concept or properties of a system in its environment embodied in its elements, relationships, and in the principles of its design and evolution." Variable - correct answer symbol/name that identifies an attribute Measurement - correct answer outcome of a process in which the SOI interacts with an observation system under specified conditions. Dynamic behavior - correct answer time evolution of the system state Emergent behavior - correct answer behavior of the system that cannot be understood exclusively in terms of the behavior of individual system elements. · Black Box/ White Box - correct answer - Black box: external view of the system (attributes) - White box: internal view of the system (attributes and element structure)