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What is reliability growth?

The assessment of a product's current reliability

The development of new methods to improve reliability

The study of how products fail

The analysis of the change in reliability over time

Answer

Correct Answer: The analysis of the change in reliability over time

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What is reliability centered maintenance (RCM) analysis?

A structured framework for analyzing the functions and potential failure modes for a physical asset

A process for developing a maintenance plan for an efficient and cost-effective manner

A way to reduce the risk for a physical asset

A method to increase the operability for a physical asset

Answer

Correct Answer: A structured framework for analyzing the functions and potential failure modes for a physical asset

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What is the probability of an item operating for a given amount of time without failure?

Failure

Environment

Confidence

Reliability

Answer

Correct Answer: Reliability

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Reliability is the probability of an item operating for a given amount of time without ____.

Complete success

Success

Failure

Partial success

Answer

Correct Answer: Failure

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What is the meaning of quality?

The non-quantifiable point-level excellence of a product or process

A measure of the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfils requirements

The ability of a product to meet customer expectations

The ability of a product to perform its intended function

Answer

Correct Answer: The non-quantifiable point-level excellence of a product or process

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What is the proportional hazards model?

A model that cannot be used for data with indicator variables

A model that can account for multiple non-thermal stresses as acceleration factors

A model that can only be used for thermal stressing

A model that was developed specifically for accelerated life testing

Answer

Correct Answer: A model that can account for multiple non-thermal stresses as acceleration factors

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How many process characteristics does a process flow diagram record?

It records only the process characteristics that are important to keep under control.

It records the product and process characteristics that are important to keep under control.

It records the product characteristics that are important to keep under control.

It records the process characteristics that are important to keep under control.

Answer

Correct Answer: It records the product and process characteristics that are important to keep under control.

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a process flow diagram?

Is a low level chart

Does not help the analyst visualize the steps

A high level chart

Helps the analyst visualize the steps

Answer

Correct Answer: A high level chart

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What is probability plotting paper used for?

Plotting success rate vs. time

Plotting cost vs. time

Plotting failure time vs. unreliability

Plotting data instances vs. features

Answer

Correct Answer: Plotting failure time vs. unreliability

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Which of the following is not a requirement for a probability plot?

The distribution is continuous

All values of the random variable must be represented in the data set

The distribution is symmetric

The plotted points fall on a relatively straight line

Answer

Correct Answer: The plotted points fall on a relatively straight line

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What is the mathematical model that describes the probability of events occurring over time called?

Probability density function

Failure function

Success function

Random function

Answer

Correct Answer: Probability density function

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What is the probability of an unlikely event?

Equal to 0.5

Close to 0

Cannot be determined

Close to 1

Answer

Correct Answer: Close to 0

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What is the reliability of the system if at least one path is available?

The system is not reliable.

The system is reliable.

The system has failed.

The system has not failed.

Answer

Correct Answer: The system has not failed.

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What is the Occurrence rating?

Qualitative ratings used to estimate the likelihood of occurrence for each cause of failure.

The number of occurrences of an event

The amount of time between occurrences of an event

The proportion of occurrences of an event

Answer

Correct Answer: Qualitative ratings used to estimate the likelihood of occurrence for each cause of failure.

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What is the purpose of occurrence ratings?

To determine the root cause of a failure

To estimate the likelihood of occurrence for each cause of failure

To prevent failures

To track how often a failure occurs

Answer

Correct Answer: To estimate the likelihood of occurrence for each cause of failure

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What is the name of the mathematician who developed the normal distribution?

C. F. Gauss

J. C. Maxwell

P. T. Barnum

A. Einstein

Answer

Correct Answer: C. F. Gauss

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What is the main advantage of nonparametric analysis?

It is more accurate than parametric analysis.

It is less time-consuming than parametric analysis.

It can be used to make predictions outside the range of the observations.

It avoids potentially large errors brought about by making incorrect assumptions about the distribution.

Answer

Correct Answer: It avoids potentially large errors brought about by making incorrect assumptions about the distribution.

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What are the confidence bounds associated with nonparametric analysis?

Non-existent

Equal

Narrower

Wider

Answer

Correct Answer: Wider

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What does NHPP stand for?

Non-homogeneous Poisson process

North Hempstead Public Parkway

Neutron helium plasma process

Non-hydrogenated polypropylene

Answer

Correct Answer: Non-homogeneous Poisson process

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a non-homogeneous Poisson process?

Simple parametric model

Used to model reliability growth

Constant failure recurrence rate

Non-constant failure recurrence rate

Answer

Correct Answer: Constant failure recurrence rate

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What does "MTTR" stand for?

Mean time to restore

Mean time to repair

Mean time to reset

Mean time to replacement

Answer

Correct Answer: Mean time to repair

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What does MTTF stand for?

"minimum time to failure"

"mean time to failure"

"maximum tolerated time for failure"

"mean time to repair"

Answer

Correct Answer: "mean time to failure"

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What does "MTBF" stand for in the case of repairable systems?

Mean time between failures

Mean time between fusing

Mean time before failure

Mean time before flooding

Answer

Correct Answer: Mean time between failures

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What is Monte Carlo simulation?

A method of generating values from a known distribution for the purposes of interpolation

A method of generating values from a known distribution for the purposes of experimentation.

A method of generating values from a known distribution for the purposes of extrapolation

A method of generating values from a unknown distribution for the purposes of experimentation

Answer

Correct Answer: A method of generating values from a known distribution for the purposes of experimentation.

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What is the Correct answer?

Gompertz function

Gompertz model

Modified Gompertz model

Gompertz–Makeham law of mortality

Answer

Correct Answer: Modified Gompertz model

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What is the mode ratio?

The probability that the item's failure will be due to the failure mode under consideration.

The probability that the item will not be due to the failure mode under consideration.

The percentage of all failures for the item that will be due to the given mode.

The percentage of all failures for the item that will not be due to the given mode.

Answer

Correct Answer: The probability that the item's failure will be due to the failure mode under consideration.

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What represents the percentage of all failures for the item that will be due to the given mode?

Item Failure

Failure Mode

Mode Ratio

Percentage of Failures

Answer

Correct Answer: Mode Ratio

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What is the purpose of a mixed Weibull distribution?

To calculate Weibull parameters for each subpopulation separately.

To model data with distinct subpopulations that may represent different failure characteristics over the lifetime of a product.

To model data with a single Weibull distribution.

To combine the results of separate Weibull distributions in one function.

Answer

Correct Answer: To model data with distinct subpopulations that may represent different failure characteristics over the lifetime of a product.

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What is the best estimate for unreliability based on median ranks?

50%

40%

60%

45%

Answer

Correct Answer: 50%

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What is another name for "Mean Life"?

Average Life

Mid Life

Max Life

Min Life

Answer

Correct Answer: Average Life

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What is the expected value of the failure times for a failure distribution?

Median life

Mode life

Mean life

Minimum life

Answer

Correct Answer: Mean life

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What is the best parameter estimate obtained by MLE?

The parameter values that does not change the value of the likelihood equation for a particular data set.

The parameter values that maximize the value of the likelihood equation for a particular data set.

There is no best parameter estimate obtained by MLE.

The parameter values that minimize the value of the likelihood equation for a particular data set.

Answer

Correct Answer: The parameter values that maximize the value of the likelihood equation for a particular data set.

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What is the definition of "Maintenance tasks"?

Activities not intended to repair or maintain a system

Activities intended to create a system

Activities intended to destroy a system

Activities intended to repair or maintain a system

Answer

Correct Answer: Activities intended to repair or maintain a system

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What is the definition of Maintainability?

The probability that a system will perform its required functions for a stated period of time under specific conditions.

The probability that a failed unit will be repaired within a given amount of time.

The probability that a system will operate satisfactorily under specified conditions for a specified period of time.

The ability of an item to perform its required functions under stated conditions for a stated period of time.

Answer

Correct Answer: The probability that a failed unit will be repaired within a given amount of time.

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What is the primary failure mode that the lognormal distribution is used to model?

Structural damage

Physical fatigue

Financial ruin

Thermal stress

Answer

Correct Answer: Physical fatigue

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What is the Lloyd-Lipow model?

A model that determines the optimum number of products to produce

A model that predicts customer satisfaction

A reliability growth model based on the number of trials and successes at each stage of product development.

A model that helps businesses to understand and manage their workflows

Answer

Correct Answer: A reliability growth model based on the number of trials and successes at each stage of product development.

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What is the ratio of a likelihood function for an unknown parameter vector to the likelihood function calculated at the estimated parameter vector called?

Maximum likelihood function

Likelihood ratio

Prior distribution

Estimated parameter vector

Answer

Correct Answer: Likelihood ratio

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What is the Maximum likelihood estimation technique?

Complexify the likelihood function for data sets that also include suspended or censored data.

Minimize the likelihood function to determine the best parameter estimates.

Maximize the likelihood function to determine the best parameter estimates.

Determine the joint probability of all the points in a dataset.

Answer

Correct Answer: Maximize the likelihood function to determine the best parameter estimates.

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What is the term for a relationship that describes how stress levels affect the reliability of a product?

Life-stress relationship

Product-stress relationship

Strength-stress relationship

Fatigue-stress relationship

Answer

Correct Answer: Life-stress relationship

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What is the main purpose of life data analysis?

To mathematically model the reliability and failure characteristics of a product.

To calculate the mean time to failure of a product.

To predict the future failures of a product.

To compare the reliability of two products.

Answer

Correct Answer: To mathematically model the reliability and failure characteristics of a product.

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What is left censored data?

A type of interval censored data where the failure is only partially known.

A type of interval censored data where the failure is known to have occurred at a specific time.

A type of interval censored data where the failure is only known to have occurred after a specific time.

A type of interval censored data where the failure is only known to have occurred before a specific time.

Answer

Correct Answer: A type of interval censored data where the failure is only known to have occurred before a specific time.

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What is the Kaplan-Meier estimator?

A method for calculating the median ranks.

A way to determine reliability estimates for parametric data analysis.

An estimator used to calculate the estimates of the unreliability for probability plotting purposes.

An alternative to the median ranks method.

Answer

Correct Answer: An estimator used to calculate the estimates of the unreliability for probability plotting purposes.

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What is the Kaplan-Meier estimator used for?

To calculate the estimates of the unreliability for probability plotting purposes

To determine reliability estimates for parametric data analysis

To calculate the mean

To determine the mode

Answer

Correct Answer: To calculate the estimates of the unreliability for probability plotting purposes

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What is an accelerated life testing model?

A model that tests the acceleration of a life.

A model that is only used to study vibrations.

A model commonly used when the accelerating factor is a single, non-thermal stress.

A model that is used to study single non-thermal stresses.

Answer

Correct Answer: A model commonly used when the accelerating factor is a single, non-thermal stress.

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What is interval censored data?

Data that represents a range of time within which the unit is known to have been in operation

Data that represents a range of time within which the unit is known to have succeeded

Data that represents a range of time within which the unit is known to have failed

Data that represents a range of time within which the unit is known to have been in existence

Answer

Correct Answer: Data that represents a range of time within which the unit is known to have failed

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What is the importance measure of a component?

A measure of the relative contribution of a component’s contribution to the overall system’s reliability.

A measure of the absolute contribution of a component’s contribution to the overall system’s reliability.

There is no importance measure of a component.

Answer

Correct Answer: A measure of the relative contribution of a component’s contribution to the overall system’s reliability.

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What does "HASS" stand for?

High altitude stress screening

High amplitude stress screening

Highly accelerated stress screening

High accuracy stress screening

Answer

Correct Answer: Highly accelerated stress screening

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What does HALT stand for?

Highly accelerated life testing

High altitude low time

High adolescent low tension

High acceleration low time

Answer

Correct Answer: Highly accelerated life testing

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What does the Gompertz model produce?

U-shaped curve

S-shaped reliability growth curve

V-shaped curve

Straight line

Answer

Correct Answer: S-shaped reliability growth curve

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What is the ability of the generalized gamma distribution?

To model life data

To predict future events

To mimic the attributes of other distributions

To calculate probability

Answer

Correct Answer: To mimic the attributes of other distributions

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of the generalized gamma distribution?

Generalized gamma distributions are used more frequently for modeling life data than other life distributions.

The generalized gamma distribution has two parameters, shape and inverse scale.

The location parameter for the generalized gamma distribution is always zero.

The ability to mimic the attributes of other distributions

Answer

Correct Answer: The ability to mimic the attributes of other distributions

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What is the General log-linear model?

A model that is not an accelerated life testing model

A model that can account for multiple non-thermal stresses as acceleration factors

A model that cannot account for any stress factors

A model that can only account for one stress factor

Answer

Correct Answer: A model that can account for multiple non-thermal stresses as acceleration factors

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What does the general log-linear model allow the user to do?

Select a life-stress relationship for each stress

Test for Arrhenius, Inverse Power Law or Exponential life-stress relationships

Estimate multiple thermal stresses as acceleration factors

Generate a log-linear relationship for each stress

Answer

Correct Answer: Select a life-stress relationship for each stress

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What is the Fisher matrix used to determine?

The variability of estimated parameter values

The average of the data used to make the parameter estimates

The confidence bounds when using maximum likelihood estimation techniques

The variability of the data used to make the parameter estimates

Answer

Correct Answer: The variability of estimated parameter values

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What is the Fisher matrix used for?

To determine the slope of a line.

To determine confidence bounds when using maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) techniques.

To calculate the area of a triangle.

To solve for x in the equation ax + b = c.

Answer

Correct Answer: To determine confidence bounds when using maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) techniques.

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What are the units of the failure rate function?

Failures per unit time

Unit time per failure

Time per unit failure

Failures per unit time among surviving units

Answer

Correct Answer: Failures per unit time among surviving units

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What does FMECA stand for?

Fundamental analysis of failure modes and effect control

Functional misalignment and effects criticality analysis

Failure modes, effects and criticality analysis

Failure modes and effects analysis

Answer

Correct Answer: Failure modes, effects and criticality analysis

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What does the FMECA methodology include?

X-ray analysis

Only FMEA

Criticality analysis

Causal analysis

Answer

Correct Answer: Criticality analysis

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What is the full form of FMEA?

Failure modes and reliability analysis

Frequency and mode analysis

Fmre analysis

Failure modes and effects analysis

Answer

Correct Answer: Failure modes and effects analysis

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What is the full name for FMRA?

Fault tree analysis

Fault modes and effects analysis

Failure modes and effects analysis

Failure modes and reliability analysis

Answer

Correct Answer: Failure modes and reliability analysis

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What does FMEA stand for?

Faulty Materials and Equipment Analysis

Flight Mechanism for Exportation of Aircraft

Failure mode and effects analysis

Flexible Manufacturing Enterprise Agreement

Answer

Correct Answer: Failure mode and effects analysis

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What is the meaning of FEC?

Faulty effects check

Functional effects control

Failure effect categorization

Failure event coordinators

Answer

Correct Answer: Failure effect categorization

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What is the mathematical model that describes the probability of failures occurring over time called?

Failure distribution

Poisson distribution

Joint probability distribution

Normal distribution

Answer

Correct Answer: Failure distribution

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What is the probability density function?

Mean life.

Failure rate function

A mathematical model that describes the probability of failures occurring over time.

Reliability function

Answer

Correct Answer: A mathematical model that describes the probability of failures occurring over time.

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What is the Eyring model?

A life insurance policy that pays benefits to the policyholder's beneficiaries

An accelerated life testing model based on quantum mechanics

A life insurance policy that pays benefits to the policyholder's estate

A measure of the rate of return on an investment

Answer

Correct Answer: An accelerated life testing model based on quantum mechanics

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What is the Exponential distribution?

A math function describing how something changes over time

A type of regression analysis

A lifetime statistical distribution that assumes a constant failure rate for the product being modeled.

A statistical distribution for a random process

Answer

Correct Answer: A lifetime statistical distribution that assumes a constant failure rate for the product being modeled.

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What does an exponential distribution assume?

A constant failure rate for the product being modeled.

The product will fail immediately.

The product will fail after a long time.

The product will never fail.

Answer

Correct Answer: A constant failure rate for the product being modeled.

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What is the event space method?

A method for determining the reliability of complex systems.

A method for determining the probability of mutually exclusive events.

A method for determining the probability of system success.

A method for determining the probability of system failure.

Answer

Correct Answer: A method for determining the reliability of complex systems.

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What does the Duane model predict?

Cumulative failures

Duane's relation

A reliability growth profile

AMSAA model

Answer

Correct Answer: A reliability growth profile

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What is the definition of "Downtime"?

The amount of time during which a repairable unit is operating.

The amount of time during which an irreparable unit is not operating.

The amount of time during which an irreparable unit is operating.

The amount of time during which a repairable unit is not operating.

Answer

Correct Answer: The amount of time during which a repairable unit is not operating.

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What are detection ratings used for?

To estimate the likelihood of prior detection for each cause of failure.

To estimate the likelihood of customer satisfaction for each cause of failure.

To estimate the likelihood of success for each cause of failure.

To estimate the likelihood of failure for each detection rating.

Answer

Correct Answer: To estimate the likelihood of prior detection for each cause of failure.

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What is the purpose of detection ratings?

To estimate the likelihood of detecting a problem before it reaches the end user or customer.

To assess the severity of each failure.

To identify the root cause of each failure.

To track the number of failures for each cause.

Answer

Correct Answer: To estimate the likelihood of detecting a problem before it reaches the end user or customer.

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What is DRBFM?

Design reviews based on factory settings

Design reviews based on feedback forms

Design reviews based on failure mode

Design reviews based on financial reports

Answer

Correct Answer: Design reviews based on failure mode

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What is the purpose of Design for reliability?

To increase the product's life cycle

To reduce the product's life cycle

To ensure the product is reliable

To make the product more expensive

Answer

Correct Answer: To ensure the product is reliable

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What is an FMEA?

A Faulty Made-up Example Analysis

A Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

A Flexible Manufacturing Execution Agent

A Function Module Exchange Array

Answer

Correct Answer: A Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

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What is the main objective of a Design FMEA?

To determine the effects of failures in a system.

To find potential failure modes in a system.

To improve the design of a subsystem or component.

To identify the causes of failure in a system.

Answer

Correct Answer: To improve the design of a subsystem or component.

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What is the purpose of degradation analysis?

To determine the amount of time needed to produce a product.

To improve the performance of a product.

To predict the point at which each unit in the sample is expected to fail.

To assess the quality of a product.

Answer

Correct Answer: To predict the point at which each unit in the sample is expected to fail.

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What is the decomposition method?

A method for determining the reliability of complex systems

A method for determining the repair time of complex systems

A method for determining the downtime of complex systems

A method for determining the mean time to failure of complex systems

Answer

Correct Answer: A method for determining the reliability of complex systems

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What is a cumulative distribution function?

A function obtained by integrating the failure distribution pdf.

The unreliability function.

A function that measures the variability of data over time.

A function obtained by differentiating the failure distribution pdf.

Answer

Correct Answer: A function obtained by integrating the failure distribution pdf.

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What is the purpose of criticality analysis?

To determine the sequence and time-frame for the corrective actions that will be performed

To prioritize issues that takes into account the probability of failure for the item

To prioritize issues that takes into account the probability of success for the item

Answer

Correct Answer: To prioritize issues that takes into account the probability of failure for the item

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What is the name of the model used to analyze data with multiple stress types?

Arrhenius model

WLF model

Eyring model

Cumulative damage model

Answer

Correct Answer: Cumulative damage model

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What is a Control Plan used for?

It is often integrated with the PFD worksheet and/or process FMEA.

Keeping track of characteristics that affect a product during the manufacturing process

To keep track of the manufacturing process

To ensure that the desired product specifications are met during the manufacturing process

Answer

Correct Answer: Keeping track of characteristics that affect a product during the manufacturing process

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What is a contour plot?

A graphical representation of the possible solutions to the likelihood equation.

A graphical representation of the possible solutions to the probability equation.

A graphical representation of the possible solutions to the likelihood ratio equation.

A graphical representation of the possible solutions to the confidence interval equation.

Answer

Correct Answer: A graphical representation of the possible solutions to the likelihood ratio equation.

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What is a confidence bound?

A measure of the precision of a statistical estimate

The reliability of a product

The percentage of time an estimate should fall within a specified range

The range of values for a particular estimate

Answer

Correct Answer: A measure of the precision of a statistical estimate

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What is the probability that an item that has survived for 100 hours will survive for an additional 100 hours?

50%

75%

100%

Conditional reliability

Answer

Correct Answer: Conditional reliability

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What is a complex system?

A simple system with two inputs and one output

A block diagram that cannot be reduced to series and/or parallel systems.

An example of a series and parallel system

A block diagram that can be reduced to series and/or parallel systems

Answer

Correct Answer: A block diagram that cannot be reduced to series and/or parallel systems.

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What is the definition for complete data?

Data that consists of only censored failure times.

Data that consists of only right-censored failure times.

Data that consists of only exact failure times.

Data that consists of both exact and censored failure times.

Answer

Correct Answer: Data that consists of only exact failure times.

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In a competing failure mode model, what does each block represent?

A series of items

A failure mode

A reliability system

A model

Answer

Correct Answer: A failure mode

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What is the definition of censored data?

Data in which some of the data points represent exact failure times.

Data in which not all of the data points represent exact failure times.

Data in which most of the data points represent exact failure times.

Data in which all of the data points represent exact failure times.

Answer

Correct Answer: Data in which not all of the data points represent exact failure times.

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What is the name for data in which not all of the data points represent exact failure times?

Estimated data

Incomplete data

Approximate data

Censored data

Answer

Correct Answer: Censored data

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What is a block diagram?

A diagram representing the physical aspects of a system

A reliability diagram

A diagram that represents how the components, represented by "blocks," are arranged and related function-wise in a larger system

A diagram that represents how the components, represented by "blocks," are arranged and related reliability-wise in a larger system.

Answer

Correct Answer: A diagram that represents how the components, represented by "blocks," are arranged and related reliability-wise in a larger system.

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What is B10 life?

The time at which 10% of the population will have failed

The time at which 20% of the population will have failed

The time at which 30% of the population will have failed

The time at which 40% of the population will have failed

Answer

Correct Answer: The time at which 10% of the population will have failed

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What is BX% life?

The time at which all units in a population will have failed

The time at which X% of the units in a population will have failed

The average lifespan of a population

The time at which 50% of the units in a population will have failed

Answer

Correct Answer: The time at which X% of the units in a population will have failed

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What is the Arrhenius model?

A model used to predict consumer behavior

A mathematical model used to calculate the probability of a system failure

An accelerated life testing model used in accelerated life testing to establish a relationship between absolute temperature and reliability.

A model used to forecast stock prices

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Correct Answer: An accelerated life testing model used in accelerated life testing to establish a relationship between absolute temperature and reliability.

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Which of the following is not a part of an analysis plan?

Ground rules and assumptions

Estimated completion dates

Team members

Scheduled work sessions

Answer

Correct Answer: Estimated completion dates

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What does ANOVA stand for?

Analysis of Variance

Average Normalized Output Values

Average Normalized Output Value Analyzer

Analysis of Numerical Output Values

Answer

Correct Answer: Analysis of Variance

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What does "AMSAA" stand for?

American Medical Student Association

Army Material Sample Acquisition

Army Material Systems Analysis Activity

Air and Missile Systems Analysis Agency

Answer

Correct Answer: Army Material Systems Analysis Activity

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What does "AMPM" stand for?

AMSAA maturity prediction model

Afternoon matinee pm

Advanced military planning and maneuvering

American morning pm

Answer

Correct Answer: AMSAA maturity prediction model

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What is the acceleration factor?

The product’s life at an accelerated stress level.

The ratio of the product’s life at the use stress level to its life at an accelerated stress level.

The amount of time the product can withstand being tested at an accelerated stress level.

The product’s life at the use stress level.

Answer

Correct Answer: The ratio of the product’s life at the use stress level to its life at an accelerated stress level.

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What is the main purpose of accelerated life testing?

To extrapolate a product’s failure behavior at normal conditions from life data.

To test products at higher stress levels.

To obtain reliability information about a product in a shorter time.

To obtain life data about a product at accelerated stress levels.

Answer

Correct Answer: To obtain reliability information about a product in a shorter time.

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What is the meaning of extrapolates in the definition?

To repeat or copy out (a passage) exactly

To calculate or estimate (a value) by interpolation

To infer (an unknown) from something that is known

To find (an approximate value) by guessing

Answer

Correct Answer: To infer (an unknown) from something that is known

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