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ASEP-CSEP Prep Questions and Answers INCOSE) - I (SE Handbook Ch.1-4), Exams of Nursing

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ASEP/CSEP Prep Questions and Answers INCOSE - I (SE
Handbook Ch.1-4)
1.
System Concept: Ans- A shared mental representation of the actual system
2.
System elements have processes that have the binary value of or
: Ans-
idle, execute
3.
System elements cannot be systems on their own merit. (True/False): Ans-
False
4.
What are two things that integration must establish?: Ans- 1. relationships
betweenthe effects that organizing the elements has on their own interaction.
2. How these effects enable the system to achieve its purpose
5.
In defining a hierarchy, a SE must strike a balance between:: Ans- 1.
Defining spanof control clearly and simply
2. Resolving the structure of the SOI into a complete set of system elements that
can be implemented with confidence
6.
Characteristics that can be used to decide if SOI is better understood as a
SoS: Ans- o Operational independence of constituent system
o
Managerial independence of constituent system
o
Geographical distribution
o
Emergent behavior
o
Evolutionary development process
7.
In complicated systems, the interactions between many parts are governed
by .: Ans- fixed relationships
8.
Difference between complex and complicated systems: o In complicated
systems, the interactions between many parts are governed by fixed relationships.
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ASEP/CSEP Prep Questions and Answers INCOSE - I (SE

Handbook Ch.1-4)

  1. System Concept: Ans- A shared mental representation of the actual system 2. System elements have processes that have the binary value of or : Ans- idle, execute
  2. System elements cannot be systems on their own merit. (True/False): Ans- False
  3. What are two things that integration must establish?: Ans- 1. relationships betweenthe effects that organizing the elements has on their own interaction.
  4. How these effects enable the system to achieve its purpose
  5. In defining a hierarchy, a SE must strike a balance between:: Ans- 1. Defining spanof control clearly and simply
  6. Resolving the structure of the SOI into a complete set of system elements that can be implemented with confidence
  7. Characteristics that can be used to decide if SOI is better understood as a SoS: Ans- o Operational independence of constituent system o Managerial independence of constituent system o Geographical distribution o Emergent behavior o Evolutionary development process
  8. In complicated systems, the interactions between many parts are governed by .: Ans- fixed relationships
  9. Difference between complex and complicated systems: 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

  1. What are the three classes of SE competencies?: Systems thinking Holistic life cycle view SE management
  2. Operating environment/ Operating Context: collection of elements that inter- act with the system
  3. Attribute: observable characteristic/property of a system
  4. System Boundary: what belongs/does not belong to the system
  5. Functionality: interactions of the system with its operating environment
  6. System Architecture: 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."
  7. Variable: symbol/name that identifies an attribute
  8. Measurement: outcome of a process in which the SOI interacts with an obser- vation system under specified conditions.
  9. Dynamic behavior: time evolution of the system state
  10. Emergent behavior: behavior of the system that cannot be understood exclu- sively in terms of the behavior of individual system elements.
  11. · Black Box/ White Box: - Black box: external view of the system (attributes)
  • White box: internal view of the system (attributes and element structure)
  1. Partitioning of the system: identify a complete set of distinct system elements with regard to only the whole by suppressing details of their interactions and interrelations
  2. System Hierarchy Concept: per IEEE 15288: "[5.2.2] The system life cycle processes...are described in relation to a system that is composed of a set of inter- acting system elements, each of which can be implemented to fulfill its respective

specified requirement."

  1. SoS: an SOI whose elements are managerially and/or operationally indepen- dent systems
  2. Enabling systems: systems that facilitate the LC activities of the SOI
  3. A life cycle can be defined as : series of stages through which something passes.
  4. Per IEEE 15288: "5.4.2 - life cycles vary according to: the nature, purpose, use and prevailing circumstances of the system..."
  5. Where are SE tasks usually concentrated?: At the beginning of the LC
  6. What are the three aspects of the lifecycle?: Business case Funding Technical
  • Unacceptable: Put a hold on project activity
  • Unacceptable: Terminate project
  1. Per IEEE 15288: "5.4.1 - A system progresses through its life cycle as the result of...: actions, performed and managed by people in the organizations, using processes for execution of these actions.
  2. The 6 generic LC stages per ISO/IEC TR 24784 - 1, 2010 are...: o Concept o Development o Production o Utilization o Support o Retirement
  3. What is TRL?: Technology Readiness Level
  4. Exploratory research - Key activities: - Define the problem space
  • Characterize the solution space
  • ID business/mission requirements and stakeholder needs
  • Provide an estimate of cost and schedule for full deployment (avoid any design work).
  1. a refinement and broadening of the studies, experiments, and engineering models pursued during exploratory research: Concept selection
  2. Engineering models and prototypes of critical elements are essential to assess...: feasibility, understanding needs, explore trade-offs, and explore risk and opportunities
  3. What is IV&V: Integration, Verification, and Validation
  4. What is the primary output of the development stage?: The SOI
  5. The application of iteration and recursion to the LC process with correct feedback loops helps to...: ensure communication that accounts for ongoing learn- ing and decisions
  6. Why is iteration needed?: - Accommodate stakeholder decisions/ understand- ing
  • Account for architectural constraints/decisions
  • Resolve trades for affordability, adaptability, feasibility, resilience, etc.
  1. the repeated application of and interaction of processes at successive levels in the system structure.: recursion
  2. Sequential methods are characterized by...: a systematic approach that ad- heres to specified processes as the system moves through a series of representa- tions from requirements through design to finished product.
  3. Strengths of sequential methods: - Predictability
  • Stability
  • Repeatability
  1. IIDs may also be plan driven if...: requirements are known early in the LC
  2. What is Conway's Law?: organizations which design systems...are con- strained to produce designs which are copies of the communications structures of those organizations." (Conway, 1968)
  3. Why should an organization care about processes?: This is better to under- stand, evaluate, control, learn, communicate, improve, predict, and certify the work performed.
  4. What forms the main problems in large projects involving many people, especially in distributed projects where people cannot communicate face to face?: Coordination and communication
  5. Per IEEE 15288, "[6.4] The Technical Processes are...: used to define the requirements for a system, to transform the requirements into an effective product, to permit consistent reproduction of the product when necessary, to use the product to provide the required services, to sustain the provision of those services and to dispose of the product when it is retired from service."
  6. What are the 14 technical processes included in IEEE 15288?: - Business or mission analysis process --> BRS (Business Requirements Specification)
  • Stakeholder needs and requirements definition process --> StRS (Stakeholder Requirements Specification)
  • System requirements definition process --> SyRS (System Requirements Specifi- cation)
  • Architecture definition process
  • Design definition process
  • System analysis process
  • Implementation process
  • Integration process
  • Verification process
  • Transition process
  • Validation process
  • Operation process
  • Maintenance process
  • Disposal process
  1. Per IEEE 15288: "[6.4.1.1] The purpose of the Business or Mission Analysis process: is to define the business or mission problem or opportunity, characterize the solution space, and determine potential solution class(es) that could address a problem or take advantage of an opportunity."
  2. What are the activities involved in the Business/Mission Analysis Process?: - Prepare for business or mission analysis: Establish strategy; Needs/re- quirements for enablers

actions

  • Transform stakeholder needs into stakeholder requirements: ID constraints, spec- ify requirements that relate to critical qualities; specify stakeholder requirements, consistent with scenarios, interactions, constraints, and critical qualities
  • Analyze stakeholder requirements: define validation criteria; analyze for clarity, completeness, and consistency; negotiate mods to resolve unrealizable/impractical requirements
  • Manage stakeholder needs and requirements definition: establish requirements expressed correctly; record requirements that can be maintained throughout LC; traceability of requirements throughout LC; baseline info to config management)
  1. Techniques for requirements elicitation: - Interviews
  • Focus groups
  • The Delphi method
  • Soft systems methodology
  1. IFWG: Interface Working Group
  2. Establishing a concept consistent with stakeholder needs: - Interface meet- ings
  • Functional flow block diagrams (FFBD)
  • IPO diagrams
  • N^2 Charts
  1. Per IEEE 15288, "[6.4.3.1] The purpose of the System Requirements De- finition process is...: to transform the stakeholder, user-oriented view of desired capabilities into a technical view of a solution that meets the operational need of the user."
  2. are the foundation of the system definition and form the basis for the architecture, design, integration, and verification.: System requirements
  3. Generates a set of system requirements from the supplier's perspective using the stakeholder requirements that reflect the user's perspective as the basis.: System Requirements Definition Process
  4. What are the activities involved in the System Requirements Definition Process?: - Prepare for system requirements definition (establish the approach for defining the system requirement, determine system boundary that reflects the operational scenarios and expected behavior)
  • Define the system requirements
  • ID and define functions
  • ID constraints
  • ID critical quality characteristics
  • Specify system requirements
  • Analyze system requirements
  1. Per IEEE 29148 and INCOSE Guide for Writing Requirements, what are the necessary characteristics for writing good requirements?: o Necessary o Implementation independent o Unambiguous o Complete o Singular o Achievable o Verifiable o Conforming 81. In writing requirements, what does "implementation independent" mean?- : requirement should specify "what is to be done" not "how it is to be done"
  2. What questions should be answered to ensure that a requirement is unam- biguous?: Is the requirement clear and concise? Are there multiple interpretations? Are terms defined? Contradictory to other requirements?
  3. What are the characteristics for a set of requirements?: Complete Consistent Feasible/Affordable Bounded
  4. What are the attributes of individual requirements statements?: o Trace to parent o Trace to source o Trace to interface definition o Trace to verification method o Trace to verification requirement(s) o Requirements verification status

o Requirements validation status: indicates whether requirement was validated or not o Priority o Criticality o Risk o Key driving requirement (KDR) o Owner o Rationale o Applicability o Type

  1. What is "trace to parent"?: child requirements must be able to be traced to its parent requirement
  2. What is "trace to source"?: each requirement must be traceable to source (where the requirement came from and/or how it was arrived at)
  1. Determine system context and boundaries
  2. Determine which architectural entities address the highest priority requirements
  3. Allocate concepts, properties, characteristics, behaviors, etc. and/or constraints that are significant to the architecture decisions
  4. Select, adapt, or develop models of the architectures of the system
  5. Determine the need for derived system requirements induced by necessary added architectural entities
  6. Compose views from the models of the candidate architectures
  7. Develop requirements corresponding to allocation, alignment, and partitioning of architectural entities and system requirements to system elements
  8. Analyze the architectural models and views for consistency and resolve any ID's issues
  9. V&V the models by execution or simulation
  1. State the set of architectural entities that formally represent a system architecture.: o Functions o Function flows o Interfaces o Resource flow items o Information/data elements o Physical elements o Containers o Nodes o Links o Communication resources
  2. A viewpoint is intended to address: a particular stakeholder concern (or set of closely related concerns)
  3. specifies the ways in which the model(s) should be generated and how the models are used to compose the view: A viewpoint
  4. An architecture framework contains: Ë Standardized viewpoints Ë View templates Ë Metamodels Ë Model templates
  5. The principle that whole entities exhibit properties, which are meaningful only when attributed to the whole, not to its parts: Emergence
  6. Used during architecture and design to highlight necessary derived func- tions and internal physical or environmental constraints: Notion
  7. Describe a Coupling Matrix: - Also called and N^2 Diagram
  • A basic method to define the aggregates and the order of integration