Judgment Must Always Be the Final Step in Arriving at Decisions About the Future

Question 1(1 point)

Judgment must always be the final step in arriving at decisions about the future.

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Question 2(1 point)

In decision making, a single certain future is often assumed ______, but is rarely encountered.

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Question 3(1 point)

Models are used to ______decision making in systems engineering.

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Question 4(1 point)

The ______decision making approach under uncertainty allows the decision maker to select a index of optimism.

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Question 5(1 point)

The maximum rule (criteria) selectes the alternative that promises the best of the worst possible alternatives.

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Question 6(1 point)

The expected value criterion requires weighing all payoffs by their probabilities of occurrence.

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Question 7(1 point)

The Decision Evaluation Matrix can be used with decisions (select all that apply)

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Question 8(1 point)

It is OK to use a weighting method of evaluation to rate the alternatives which have been accepted following a systematic elimination Rule 2 (meets the standards) evaluation.

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Question 9(1 point)

Most of the time, there is a single dominant criteria, and the decision maker should exclude competing criteria from the decision making process.

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Question 10(1 point)

Money flow modeling and economic optimization are two terms describing the same thing.

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Question 11(1 point)

The definition of need at the system level is the starting point for determining customer requirements and developing design criteria.

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Question 12(1 point)

"An interdisciplinary collaborative approach to derive, evolve, and verify a life cycle balanced system solution which satisfies customer expectations and meets public acceptability" is "systems engineering" as defined by

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Question 13(1 point)

Which activity best enables the integration of manufacturing operations and other functions of a given firm with suppliers and customers?

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Question 14(1 point)

When compared to a customer (purpose) driven system project, a form driven system development project should be developed and optimized more before being disclosed to the potential customer. You need to put your best vision of the product forward.

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Question 15(1 point)

The architect's core role is to assist the system's client in making key technical decisions.

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Question 16(1 point)

The Program Management Plan (PMP) should be inplace before Conceptual Design is started.

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Question 17(1 point)

Type 2 testing "qualifies" the system design for operational use prior to the production and/or construction phase.

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Question 18(1 point)

Heuristics only provide general direction and should not be part of the decision making process.

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Question 19(1 point)

There is no difference between the maintenance plan and the maintenance and support concept. Concept and plan can be used interchangeably.

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Question 20(1 point)

A major objective of systems engineering is to develop a good set of requirements in order to define a single "baseline."

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Lesson 14 - SEA Chapter 7