CTC Configuration Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the primary purpose of a Configuration Management Plan (CMP) in a test program?
- To define how configuration items are identified, controlled, and audited throughout the program (Correct answer)
- To schedule all testing activities and assign personnel roles
- To document test results and track defect resolution
- To establish communication protocols between test teams
Correct answer: To define how configuration items are identified, controlled, and audited throughout the program
A CMP defines the processes and procedures for identifying, controlling, and auditing configuration items to ensure integrity across the program.
Question 2: During a configuration audit, what is the difference between a Functional Configuration Audit (FCA) and a Physical Configuration Audit (PCA)?
- FCA verifies performance requirements are met; PCA verifies the as-built product matches design documentation (Correct answer)
- FCA checks physical hardware; PCA checks software functionality
- FCA is performed first; PCA is performed only after delivery
- FCA is done by the contractor; PCA is done by the government
Correct answer: FCA verifies performance requirements are met; PCA verifies the as-built product matches design documentation
An FCA confirms the item's performance meets its functional requirements, while a PCA verifies the as-built configuration matches design documentation.
Question 3: Which CM activity ensures that only authorized changes are incorporated into a system's baseline?
- Configuration Status Accounting
- Configuration Identification
- Configuration Change Control (Correct answer)
- Configuration Verification
Correct answer: Configuration Change Control
Configuration Change Control is the CM function that evaluates, approves, and controls modifications to established baselines.
Question 4: A test conductor discovers a component installed in the test article differs from the approved drawing. What CM process should be initiated?
- Submit a Failure Report and wait for the next scheduled review
- Initiate a discrepancy or nonconformance report and route it through the change control process (Correct answer)
- Replace the component immediately and update the log later
- Notify only the test director and continue testing
Correct answer: Initiate a discrepancy or nonconformance report and route it through the change control process
Discrepancies from approved configuration must be formally documented via a nonconformance report and resolved through the change control process.
Question 5: What does 'baseline' mean in the context of configuration management?
- The minimum acceptable performance level of a system
- An approved configuration of a product or system at a specific point in time (Correct answer)
- The initial budget allocated for a test program
- The list of personnel authorized to make configuration changes
Correct answer: An approved configuration of a product or system at a specific point in time
A baseline is a formally approved configuration of a product established at a specific point in time, serving as a reference for future changes.
Question 6: In configuration management, what is a Configuration Item (CI)?
- Any document used in the testing process
- An aggregation of hardware, software, or both designated for configuration management (Correct answer)
- A single defect identified during testing
- A line item in the project budget
Correct answer: An aggregation of hardware, software, or both designated for configuration management
A CI is any hardware, software, or combination thereof that is designated for configuration management and treated as a single entity.
Question 7: Which baseline is established after a successful System Requirements Review (SRR) and captures the functional requirements of a system?
- Allocated Baseline
- Product Baseline
- Functional Baseline (Correct answer)
- Developmental Baseline
Correct answer: Functional Baseline
The Functional Baseline captures the system's functional and performance requirements and is established following the System Requirements Review.
CTC Configuration Management 2
What is the primary purpose of a Configuration Management Plan (CMP) in a test program?