QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The INCOSE System Engineering Handbook provides - CORRECT
ANSWERS an authoritative reference to understand the SE discipline in
terms of content and practice (Pg. 1)
For organizations that do not follow the principles of ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 or
the SEBoK to specify their life cycle processes, this handbook can - CORRECT
ANSWERS add significant value in new domains, if appropriately
applied (Pg. 1)
ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 identifies four process groups to support SE - CORRECT
ANSWERS Technical processes, Technical management processes,
Agreement processes, Organizational project-enabling processes
An IPO diagram includes the following - CORRECT ANSWERS key
inputs, process activities, and resulting outputs (Pg. 3)
Typically IPO diagrams do not include - CORRECT ANSWERS
Controls and Enablers (Pg. 3)
One of a system engineer's first and most important responsibilities on a project
is - CORRECT ANSWERS To establish nomenclature and terminology
that support clear, unambiguous communication and definition of the system
and its elements, functions, operations, and associated processes (Pg. 4)
As more systems engineers accept and use common terminology, SE will
experience improvements in communications, understandings, and, ultimately -
CORRECT ANSWERS Productivity (Pg. 4)
, 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 - CORRECT
ANSWERS Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
A system concept should be regarded as a - CORRECT ANSWERS
shared 'mental representation' of the actual system (p. 5)
The 'System Boundary' of a system is - CORRECT ANSWERS 'line of
demarcation' between the system itself and its greater context (p. 6)
The collection of elements that specifically do not belong to the system but
must interact with the system are referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWERS
Operating environment
The functionality of a system is typically expressed in terms of - CORRECT
ANSWERS The interaction of the system with its operating
environment, especially the users.
An 'attribute' of a system (or system element) is - CORRECT ANSWERS
An observable characteristic or property of the system
A measurement is the - CORRECT ANSWERS Outcome of a process in
which the System of Interest interacts with an observation system under
specified conditions
What is the difference between a black box/white box system representation? -
CORRECT ANSWERS The 'Black Box' is based on an external view
(attributes). The 'White Box' is based on an internal view of the system
(attributes and structure of the elements)