IPC A 610 ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● What is the purpose of IPC-A-610?
Answer: To provide acceptance requirements for electronic assemblies.
●● Is IPC-A-610 primarily a process standard or an acceptance
standard?
Answer: An acceptance standard.
●● Does IPC-A-610 tell manufacturers which assembly process they
must use?
Answer: No.
●● Does an illustration in IPC-A-610 authorize the manufacturing
process shown?
Answer: No.
●● Does IPC-A-610 authorize repair, rework, modification, or design
changes?
Answer: No.
,●● What IPC document primarily covers requirements for producing
soldered electrical and electronic assemblies?
Answer: J-STD-001.
●● What is the simplest distinction between IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001?
Answer: A-610 evaluates completed assemblies; J-STD-001 provides
requirements for producing soldered assemblies.
●● What documents contain procedures for rework and repair?
Answer: IPC-7711/7721.
●● What standard is primarily used for bare printed-board acceptability?
Answer: IPC-A-600.
●● What standard is primarily used for cable and wire-harness
requirements and acceptance?
Answer: IPC/WHMA-A-620.
●● What document provides explanatory rationale and supporting
information for A-610?
Answer: IPC-AJ-820.
,●● Is IPC-AJ-820 automatically contractually required when A-610 is
invoked?
Answer: No.
●● Does IPC-A-610 provide cross-section acceptance criteria?
Answer: No.
●● Does IPC-A-610 itself provide X-ray acceptance criteria?
Answer: No.
●● If a condition or specialized design is not adequately covered by A-
610, should the inspector invent an acceptance criterion?
Answer: No.
●● How are conditions not adequately addressed by the standard
resolved?
Answer: Through applicable engineering/customer/User-Supplier
requirements or agreement.
●● Who establishes the product class?
Answer: The User/customer through applicable documentation.
, ●● Should an inspector determine product class based on what the
product appears to be?
Answer: No.
●● What is Class 1?
Answer: General electronic products where function of the completed
assembly is the major requirement.
●● What is Class 2?
Answer: Dedicated-service electronic products requiring continued
performance and extended life, where uninterrupted service is desired
but not critical.
●● What is Class 3?
Answer: High-performance/harsh-environment electronic products
where continued performance or performance-on-demand is critical and
downtime cannot be tolerated.
●● Best Class 1 memory word?
Answer: Function.
●● Best Class 2 memory phrase?
Answer: Continued performance and extended life.
COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● What is the purpose of IPC-A-610?
Answer: To provide acceptance requirements for electronic assemblies.
●● Is IPC-A-610 primarily a process standard or an acceptance
standard?
Answer: An acceptance standard.
●● Does IPC-A-610 tell manufacturers which assembly process they
must use?
Answer: No.
●● Does an illustration in IPC-A-610 authorize the manufacturing
process shown?
Answer: No.
●● Does IPC-A-610 authorize repair, rework, modification, or design
changes?
Answer: No.
,●● What IPC document primarily covers requirements for producing
soldered electrical and electronic assemblies?
Answer: J-STD-001.
●● What is the simplest distinction between IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001?
Answer: A-610 evaluates completed assemblies; J-STD-001 provides
requirements for producing soldered assemblies.
●● What documents contain procedures for rework and repair?
Answer: IPC-7711/7721.
●● What standard is primarily used for bare printed-board acceptability?
Answer: IPC-A-600.
●● What standard is primarily used for cable and wire-harness
requirements and acceptance?
Answer: IPC/WHMA-A-620.
●● What document provides explanatory rationale and supporting
information for A-610?
Answer: IPC-AJ-820.
,●● Is IPC-AJ-820 automatically contractually required when A-610 is
invoked?
Answer: No.
●● Does IPC-A-610 provide cross-section acceptance criteria?
Answer: No.
●● Does IPC-A-610 itself provide X-ray acceptance criteria?
Answer: No.
●● If a condition or specialized design is not adequately covered by A-
610, should the inspector invent an acceptance criterion?
Answer: No.
●● How are conditions not adequately addressed by the standard
resolved?
Answer: Through applicable engineering/customer/User-Supplier
requirements or agreement.
●● Who establishes the product class?
Answer: The User/customer through applicable documentation.
, ●● Should an inspector determine product class based on what the
product appears to be?
Answer: No.
●● What is Class 1?
Answer: General electronic products where function of the completed
assembly is the major requirement.
●● What is Class 2?
Answer: Dedicated-service electronic products requiring continued
performance and extended life, where uninterrupted service is desired
but not critical.
●● What is Class 3?
Answer: High-performance/harsh-environment electronic products
where continued performance or performance-on-demand is critical and
downtime cannot be tolerated.
●● Best Class 1 memory word?
Answer: Function.
●● Best Class 2 memory phrase?
Answer: Continued performance and extended life.
