CTC Configuration Management 3

Question 1

What is the role of a Configuration Control Board (CCB) in a test program?

Accepted Answer

To authorize or reject proposed changes to established configuration baselines

Answer

The CCB is the authority responsible for evaluating proposed changes and formally approving or rejecting modifications to baselines.

Question 2

A waiver and a deviation both relate to departures from requirements, but what is the key distinction?

Accepted Answer

A deviation is granted before production or testing; a waiver is granted after the fact for nonconforming hardware

Answer

A deviation is authorized before manufacture or testing to allow a departure from a requirement, while a waiver is approved after the fact for already nonconforming hardware.

Question 3

Configuration Status Accounting (CSA) primarily provides which capability?

Accepted Answer

Traceability of configuration changes and the status of all configuration items

Answer

CSA is the recording and reporting function that provides traceability and current status of all configuration items and their approved changes.

Question 4

During test execution, which document formally records any as-tested departures from the approved test procedure?

Accepted Answer

Test Incident Report (TIR) or Discrepancy Report (DR)

Answer

A Test Incident Report or Discrepancy Report formally captures deviations from approved test procedures observed during test execution.

Question 5

Which type of Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) typically requires the most rigorous review because it alters form, fit, or function?

Accepted Answer

Class I ECP

Answer

A Class I ECP affects form, fit, function, reliability, safety, or interchangeability and therefore requires formal government review and approval.

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CTC Configuration Management 3