TST 102 Fundamentals of Test and Evaluation-
Comprehensive Examination Questions and
Answers (2025/2026 Updated Edition)
Description:
This resource offers a structured collection of examination questions with accurate, detailed
explanations based on the most recent 2025/2026 curriculum. It supports critical thinking,
reinforces key concepts, and enhances exam preparedness through thorough and reliable
solutions.
With regard to T&E for rapid acquisition programs
Schedule considerations dominate over cost and technical risk considerations
The purposes of Test and Evaluation in defense system development include
Help to reduce development and acquisition risks
Assess the operational suitability of a system
Provide assessments of system maturity
When would you normally expect to see development of the TEMP for a program?
During materiel solution analysis phase, leading into milestone A
Although it is an important task, Test and Evaluation has been found to increase the risks in
acquiring, developing, and using a DoD system because of the time and effort involved in its
performance
False
With regard to an incremental acquisition program
Since capabilities will improve between subsequent increments, it would not be appropriate to
plan for an integrated test strategy that considers more than one increment
During the technology maturation and risk reduction phase, testing focuses on prototypes
demonstrating technology capabilities (e.g. ATDs, ACTDs, mock-ups)
True
,Which of the following key T&E activities typically takes place during the Materiel Solution
Analysis phase of the acquisition life cycle?
The initial drafting of the TEMP
A number of key T&E events take place over the acquisition life cycle (DT&E, IOT&E, FOT&E).
When considering the entire acquisition life cycle (without regard to any specific phase),
which one of the following represents the order that these events are typically performed?
DT&E, IOT&E, FOT&E
Two different acquisition approaches for developing and integrating systems include a "single
step acquisition" where the system is developed in one large effort and "incremental
acquisition" where core functionality is developed and then progressively improved.
True
Results of T&E help to mitigate risk by providing timely and accurate information to decision-
makers over the acquisition life cycle.
True
Each service has its own service-unique test and evaluation policies that supplement those
found in DoD directives and instructions
True
According to DoDD 5000.01, T&E programs should be integrated throughout the acquisition
process in order to
All of these responses are correct (Assess attainment of technical performance, Determine if
systems are operationally effective and suitable, Provide essential information to decision
makers)
In addition to Public Law and DoD 5000-series documents, the military services publish
guidance applicable to their own T&E activities.
True
The answer to the T&E related question of "Was the product built right from a technical
perspective?" is primarily answered by the Systems Engineering Technical Process of
Verification
One of the key documents produced by the T&E WIPT is the
Test & Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP)
,Of the following, which best describe Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH)
requirements with respect to T&E activities?
>ESOH laws and regulations are complex and comprehensive, and they directly affect how T&E
activities are conducted;
>ESOH considerations have a big impact on range operations that must be factored into T&E
planning
The Defense Information Systems Agency and the subordinate Joint Interoperability Test
Command are responsible for
Issuing Joint Interoperability Assessments for observed/conducted DT&E and OT&E
interoperability testing
The Deputy Director for Development Test and Evaluation is responsible for a number of key
T&E activities. Of the following, which one is NOT one of them?
Conducting independent Operational Testing for each of the services
Ethical dilemmas always involve choices between a clearly defined "right" course of action
and a "wrong" course of action
False
A Key Performance Parameter (KPP) can be defined as
Those attributes that are considered most essential for an effective military capability
A Measure of Effectiveness (MOE) can be defined as
Capabilities that correspond to positive mission outcomes and achievement of desired results
Key parts of typical Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) include
All of these responses are correct (A summary of the overall integrated test program; a
summary of needed T&E resources; An outline for DT&E and OT&E activities)
The development of Measures of Performance (MOPs) is an important part of setting up a
T&E program. Why are MOPs considered to be so important?
They are directly measurable parameters that can be specifically tested and measured
Testers use capability documents to
All of these responses are correct (Help develop the TEMP; Understand user needs in specific,
quantifiable terms; develop specific test criteria)
, Technology readiness level (TRL) of 9 (Actual system proven through successful mission
operations) likely indicates technology maturity encountered during
Fielding and deployment of a system
Activities such as reviewing and analyzing sources or requirements and determining which
operational issues to evaluate are typically performed in which step of the DoD T&E process?
Step 1: Identify Information Requirements
The last step in the DoD T&E Process is
Utilization of Test Data
A T&E Process that strictly adheres to well-established exit and entrance criteria is one that is
considered to be Event-Driven, not Schedule-Driven
True
The Operational Test Readiness Review (OTRR) is a multi-disciplined product and process
assessment that guarantees successful completion of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
(IOT&E)
False
A technical test completed prior to the Full Rate Production (FRP) decision to ensure the
effectiveness of the manufacturing process, equipment, and procedures is called
Production qualification testing
T&E provides the feedback on the effectiveness of engineering development efforts at
discrete points in time
True
Which two of the following best characterize Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E)?
>Testing to verify that design risks are minimized
>Testing to determine readiness for IOT&E
Which one of the following DT&E activities is usually NOT performed by the contractor?
Evaluation of government cost and schedule impacts on the test program
A "covered system" is the DoD term based on Public Law that is intended to include
>A system that is user occupied and designed to provide some degree of protection to its
occupants in combat;
Comprehensive Examination Questions and
Answers (2025/2026 Updated Edition)
Description:
This resource offers a structured collection of examination questions with accurate, detailed
explanations based on the most recent 2025/2026 curriculum. It supports critical thinking,
reinforces key concepts, and enhances exam preparedness through thorough and reliable
solutions.
With regard to T&E for rapid acquisition programs
Schedule considerations dominate over cost and technical risk considerations
The purposes of Test and Evaluation in defense system development include
Help to reduce development and acquisition risks
Assess the operational suitability of a system
Provide assessments of system maturity
When would you normally expect to see development of the TEMP for a program?
During materiel solution analysis phase, leading into milestone A
Although it is an important task, Test and Evaluation has been found to increase the risks in
acquiring, developing, and using a DoD system because of the time and effort involved in its
performance
False
With regard to an incremental acquisition program
Since capabilities will improve between subsequent increments, it would not be appropriate to
plan for an integrated test strategy that considers more than one increment
During the technology maturation and risk reduction phase, testing focuses on prototypes
demonstrating technology capabilities (e.g. ATDs, ACTDs, mock-ups)
True
,Which of the following key T&E activities typically takes place during the Materiel Solution
Analysis phase of the acquisition life cycle?
The initial drafting of the TEMP
A number of key T&E events take place over the acquisition life cycle (DT&E, IOT&E, FOT&E).
When considering the entire acquisition life cycle (without regard to any specific phase),
which one of the following represents the order that these events are typically performed?
DT&E, IOT&E, FOT&E
Two different acquisition approaches for developing and integrating systems include a "single
step acquisition" where the system is developed in one large effort and "incremental
acquisition" where core functionality is developed and then progressively improved.
True
Results of T&E help to mitigate risk by providing timely and accurate information to decision-
makers over the acquisition life cycle.
True
Each service has its own service-unique test and evaluation policies that supplement those
found in DoD directives and instructions
True
According to DoDD 5000.01, T&E programs should be integrated throughout the acquisition
process in order to
All of these responses are correct (Assess attainment of technical performance, Determine if
systems are operationally effective and suitable, Provide essential information to decision
makers)
In addition to Public Law and DoD 5000-series documents, the military services publish
guidance applicable to their own T&E activities.
True
The answer to the T&E related question of "Was the product built right from a technical
perspective?" is primarily answered by the Systems Engineering Technical Process of
Verification
One of the key documents produced by the T&E WIPT is the
Test & Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP)
,Of the following, which best describe Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH)
requirements with respect to T&E activities?
>ESOH laws and regulations are complex and comprehensive, and they directly affect how T&E
activities are conducted;
>ESOH considerations have a big impact on range operations that must be factored into T&E
planning
The Defense Information Systems Agency and the subordinate Joint Interoperability Test
Command are responsible for
Issuing Joint Interoperability Assessments for observed/conducted DT&E and OT&E
interoperability testing
The Deputy Director for Development Test and Evaluation is responsible for a number of key
T&E activities. Of the following, which one is NOT one of them?
Conducting independent Operational Testing for each of the services
Ethical dilemmas always involve choices between a clearly defined "right" course of action
and a "wrong" course of action
False
A Key Performance Parameter (KPP) can be defined as
Those attributes that are considered most essential for an effective military capability
A Measure of Effectiveness (MOE) can be defined as
Capabilities that correspond to positive mission outcomes and achievement of desired results
Key parts of typical Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) include
All of these responses are correct (A summary of the overall integrated test program; a
summary of needed T&E resources; An outline for DT&E and OT&E activities)
The development of Measures of Performance (MOPs) is an important part of setting up a
T&E program. Why are MOPs considered to be so important?
They are directly measurable parameters that can be specifically tested and measured
Testers use capability documents to
All of these responses are correct (Help develop the TEMP; Understand user needs in specific,
quantifiable terms; develop specific test criteria)
, Technology readiness level (TRL) of 9 (Actual system proven through successful mission
operations) likely indicates technology maturity encountered during
Fielding and deployment of a system
Activities such as reviewing and analyzing sources or requirements and determining which
operational issues to evaluate are typically performed in which step of the DoD T&E process?
Step 1: Identify Information Requirements
The last step in the DoD T&E Process is
Utilization of Test Data
A T&E Process that strictly adheres to well-established exit and entrance criteria is one that is
considered to be Event-Driven, not Schedule-Driven
True
The Operational Test Readiness Review (OTRR) is a multi-disciplined product and process
assessment that guarantees successful completion of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
(IOT&E)
False
A technical test completed prior to the Full Rate Production (FRP) decision to ensure the
effectiveness of the manufacturing process, equipment, and procedures is called
Production qualification testing
T&E provides the feedback on the effectiveness of engineering development efforts at
discrete points in time
True
Which two of the following best characterize Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E)?
>Testing to verify that design risks are minimized
>Testing to determine readiness for IOT&E
Which one of the following DT&E activities is usually NOT performed by the contractor?
Evaluation of government cost and schedule impacts on the test program
A "covered system" is the DoD term based on Public Law that is intended to include
>A system that is user occupied and designed to provide some degree of protection to its
occupants in combat;
