BSE Risk Management and Systems Engineering 2

Question 1

What is the 'V-Model' in systems engineering?

Accepted Answer

A development lifecycle model showing relationships between development stages and corresponding verification/validation activities

Answer

The V-Model maps each development phase on the left side to its corresponding testing or validation phase on the right side, emphasizing that verification and validation must be planned early.

Question 2

What is 'residual risk' in risk management?

Accepted Answer

Risk that remains after all risk responses have been implemented

Answer

Residual risk is the remaining level of risk after risk responses (mitigation, avoidance, transference) have been implemented and accepted by stakeholders.

Question 3

In systems engineering, what does 'interface management' address?

Accepted Answer

Defining and controlling the connections and interactions between system components

Answer

Interface management defines, documents, and controls the physical, functional, and data interactions between subsystems and external systems to ensure compatibility.

Question 4

Which tool in risk management uses a tree diagram to map out possible decisions and their consequences, including probabilities and payoffs?

Accepted Answer

Decision Tree Analysis

Answer

Decision tree analysis creates a graphical representation of decisions, chance events, and their outcomes to identify the option with the highest expected value.

Question 5

What is 'technical debt' in systems and software engineering management?

Accepted Answer

The accumulated cost of shortcuts and suboptimal design choices that must be addressed later

Answer

Technical debt refers to the implied future cost of rework resulting from choosing expedient but imperfect solutions instead of better approaches that would take longer now.

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BSE - Mgt Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management Practice Test

BSE Risk Management and Systems Engineering 2