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This section includes 495 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electronics & Communication Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
The ______________ diagram starts with one item which then branches of into two or moreitems. This diagram is used to breakdown broad categories into finer levels of detail. |
| A. | Affinity |
| B. | Tree |
| C. | Relations |
| D. | Matrix |
| Answer» C. Relations | |
| 102. |
Which of the following statements concerning acceptance sampling is false? |
| A. | Used when expensive and time-consuming to test the product 100%. |
| B. | The number of allowable defects before lot is rejected is predetermined. |
| C. | Inspection and test standards must be established to ensure that procedures can adequately determine conformance and nonconformance. |
| D. | All of the above are true |
| Answer» E. | |
| 103. |
______________ is the areas that will be covered by the organization's processes |
| A. | process areas |
| B. | product Areas |
| C. | private areas |
| D. | preset areas |
| Answer» B. product Areas | |
| 104. |
What is the Sum of Squares of the interaction (AB)? |
| A. | 6.075 |
| B. | 39.48 |
| C. | 7.19 |
| D. | 3.89 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 105. |
The use of CAD (computer-aided design) is emerging as a new technology with the goal of reducing the time and money spent to produce and update design drawings. In some cases, the CAD is being used to control other computers and machines to manufacture basic components of equipment. Because the CAD software has the capability to perform checks of the design and make changes to designs as they are approved, there has been ______________. |
| A. | a significant reduction in engineering errors |
| B. | less rework required because of design errors |
| C. | improved updating of designs over the former manual methods |
| D. | more timely posting of changes to designs |
| Answer» D. more timely posting of changes to designs | |
| 106. |
All of the following costs are likely to decrease as a result of better quality except______________ |
| A. | customer dissatisfaction costs |
| B. | inspection costs |
| C. | maintenance costs |
| D. | warranty and service costs |
| Answer» D. warranty and service costs | |
| 107. |
You obtained a significant test statistic when comparing three treatments in a one-wayANOVA. In words, how would you interpret the alternative hypothesis H(a)? |
| A. | All three treatments have different effects on the mean response. |
| B. | Exactly two of the three treatments have the same effect on the mean response. |
| C. | At least two treatments are different from each other in terms of their effect on the mean |
| D. | Response. |
| Answer» D. Response. | |
| 108. |
Learn how to tell when nothing can be gained from further discussion. This refers to which of the following discussion skills in meetings? |
| A. | Acting as gatekeepers |
| B. | Closing the discussion |
| C. | Asking for clarification |
| D. | Testing for consensus |
| Answer» C. Asking for clarification | |
| 109. |
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, which prioritizes different sources of error, is used in_________________ stage. |
| A. | Define |
| B. | Measure |
| C. | Improve |
| D. | Analyze |
| Answer» E. | |
| 110. |
All of the following costs are likely to decrease as a result of better quality except |
| A. | customer dissatisfaction costs |
| B. | inspection costs |
| C. | maintenance costs |
| D. | warranty and service costs |
| Answer» D. warranty and service costs | |
| 111. |
Consider that for a process s bar (average standard deviation of 50 samples each of size 4) is found to be 10.04. The value of c4 (corresponding to sample size of .4) is .92. What is the estimated value of process standard deviation? |
| A. | 10.91 (s bar/ c4 is an unbiased estimator of standard deviation) |
| B. | 11.89 |
| C. | 12.67 |
| D. | 9.67 |
| Answer» B. 11.89 | |
| 112. |
In a 3 x 3 factorial design, how many conditions are there in the experiment? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 113. |
Quality management deals with all of the following topics except: |
| A. | Conformance to requirements / specifications |
| B. | Satisfying the needs of the customer |
| C. | Making products more desirable and luxurious |
| D. | A and C |
| Answer» D. A and C | |
| 114. |
A multiple-choice test has 30 questions. There are 4 choices for each question. A student who has not studied for the test decides to answer all the questions randomly by guessing the answer to each question. Which of the following probability distributions can be used to calculate the student's chance of getting at least 20 questions right? |
| A. | Exponential |
| B. | Normal |
| C. | Poisson |
| D. | Binomial |
| Answer» E. | |
| 115. |
Consider the first method of p bar estimation where each sample is of varying size. If the 3rdsample has p bar =.01, and the sample size of the 3rd sample is 10, what will be the upper control limit for the 3rd sample? |
| A. | 0.5 |
| B. | 0.6 |
| C. | 0.1 ((p bar + 3∗ √p bar∗ (1-p bar)/n) is a measure of the upper control limit) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 116. |
Trend charts reflect the relative status of a program. Trend charts are effectivemeans of ______________. |
| A. | visibility reinforcing the growth of quality improvements to the workers |
| B. | reflecting the precise status of quality failures |
| C. | identifying to customers the failure rates of products |
| D. | setting standards and goals for acceptable levels of quality |
| Answer» B. reflecting the precise status of quality failures | |
| 117. |
What is the Interaction between memory and cache (MIPS)? |
| A. | 40 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 118. |
Statistical Decision Making includes Pareto Analysis as a means of reducing errors in the total project process. Pareto Analysis ______________. |
| A. | is a method of rejecting errors or variances from standards following selfinspection |
| B. | is a procedure for ranking the errors to identify those contributing the most to failures [PMBOK p. B-2] |
| C. | counts errors or failures to determine the added cost of all operations that do not meet the requirements |
| D. | compares the error rate with the pass rate to determine the allowable number of errors per 1,000 |
| Answer» C. counts errors or failures to determine the added cost of all operations that do not meet the requirements | |
| 119. |
The cost of quality has been argued as being primarily driven by the workers. When items were produced that did not meet the customers' expectations, the workers were "found" to be at fault. Current thinking is that management has at least ______________ percent of the responsibility for the cost of quality. |
| A. | 85 |
| B. | 75 |
| C. | 65 |
| D. | 55 |
| Answer» B. 75 | |
| 120. |
For a c chart, the OC curve plots the ______________ against ______________. |
| A. | Probability of Type 2 error, true mean number of defects |
| B. | Probability of Type 1 error, true mean number of defects |
| C. | Probability of Type 1 error, true total number of defects |
| D. | Probability of Type 2 error, true total number of defects |
| Answer» B. Probability of Type 1 error, true mean number of defects | |
| 121. |
Process evaluation is to identifyi. Validation of product ii. Potential failure prevention iii. Correctness of product The correct order is |
| A. | i only |
| B. | i & ii |
| C. | ii & iii |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 122. |
What is the degree of freedom of B? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 123. |
Nonconformance is an expense of |
| A. | Profit of quality |
| B. | Defects of quality |
| C. | Quality of product |
| D. | Cost of quality |
| Answer» E. | |
| 124. |
Based on his 14 Points, Deming is a strong proponent of ______________ |
| A. | inspection at the end of the production process |
| B. | an increase in numerical quotas to boost productivity |
| C. | looking for the cheapest supplier |
| D. | training and knowledge |
| Answer» E. | |
| 125. |
______________ is a graphic tool for defining the relationship between customerdesires and the firm/product capabilities. |
| A. | House of Quality |
| B. | Affinity diagram |
| C. | Arrow diagram |
| D. | None of the give option |
| Answer» B. Affinity diagram | |
| 126. |
The same quality control manager decides to increase his daily sample size fromthree to six. The size of the control band will: |
| A. | Increase |
| B. | Decrease |
| C. | Remain unchanged |
| D. | Not determinable from given data |
| Answer» C. Remain unchanged | |
| 127. |
Of the following statements, which one(s) is / are true? |
| A. | Quality is the usual result when skilled designers and skilled implementers work on the project |
| B. | Quality is 10% skill and 90% luck |
| C. | Quality can be achieved with the proper combination of personnel, materials, methods, and time to do the work |
| D. | A and C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 128. |
Unless evidence indicates otherwise, a process is assured to be: |
| A. | in control |
| B. | out of control |
| C. | working at full capacity |
| D. | working at less than full capacity |
| Answer» B. out of control | |
| 129. |
Quality is one part of the three major parameters of a project. When the quality ina project exceeds the specifications, that is called ______________. |
| A. | excellence |
| B. | superior quality |
| C. | deviation plus quality |
| D. | gold plating |
| Answer» D. gold plating | |
| 130. |
A factorial design is one in ______________ |
| A. | Only one independent variable is studied to determine its effect on the dependent variable |
| B. | Only two independent variables are simultaneously studied to determine their independent and interactive effects on the dependent variables |
| C. | Two or more independent variables are simultaneously studied to determine their independent and interactive effects on the dependent variable |
| D. | Two dependent variables are studied to determine their interactive effects |
| Answer» D. Two dependent variables are studied to determine their interactive effects | |
| 131. |
The Japanese Quality Control (QC) Circle movement motivated its participants in many ways. Which of the following represents the most important motivation for the QC circle participant? |
| A. | Improving the performance of the company |
| B. | Self-Improvement |
| C. | Financial Incentives |
| D. | Recognition among co-workers |
| Answer» B. Self-Improvement | |
| 132. |
A company wants to measure the length of a fan as a part of its quality control exercise. Thetype of data collected will be: |
| A. | Variable |
| B. | Attribute |
| C. | Cannot be determined |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Cannot be determined | |
| 133. |
Inspection of incoming/outgoing items is an example of ______________. |
| A. | Prevention Cost |
| B. | Appraisal Cost |
| C. | Internal Failure Cost |
| D. | External Failure Cost |
| Answer» C. Internal Failure Cost | |
| 134. |
Check Sheet is used during ______________ stage of DMAIC. |
| A. | Define |
| B. | Measure |
| C. | Analyze |
| D. | Improve |
| Answer» C. Analyze | |
| 135. |
What does the Adjusted R squared value tells us? |
| A. | The Adjusted R squared value tells us if there is a positive relationship |
| B. | The Adjusted R squared value tells us if there is a significant difference |
| C. | The Adjusted R squared value tells us if there is a significant relationship |
| D. | The Adjusted R squared value tells us how much of the variance in the dependent variable can be accounted for by the independent variable |
| Answer» E. | |
| 136. |
Presence of ______________ after every stage of DMAIC allows for review of project andincorporation of suggestions. |
| A. | Review gate |
| B. | Toll gate |
| C. | Decision gate |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Decision gate | |
| 137. |
Production issues should be addressed early |
| A. | correct (not sure) |
| B. | correct to some extent |
| C. | correct to great extent |
| D. | incorrect |
| Answer» B. correct to some extent | |
| 138. |
The project management teams for quality should: |
| A. | extend beyond the completion of the project |
| B. | stop at the point of delivery |
| C. | be significantly reduced by a good warranty |
| D. | be ignored by the project manager |
| Answer» B. stop at the point of delivery | |
| 139. |
Consider for a process in control, the value of alpha is .0015. What is the value of theaverage run length? |
| A. | 666 ( 1/alpha gives us an estimate of average run length) |
| B. | 555 |
| C. | 444 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 555 | |
| 140. |
Quality control includes inspections to ensure the standards of performance arebeing met. Inspection includes ______________ examinations of ______________. |
| A. | visual and non-visual; processes and components |
| B. | visual and aural; processes and materials |
| C. | visual and technical; material and end products |
| D. | aural and tactile; materials and end products |
| Answer» D. aural and tactile; materials and end products | |
| 141. |
If only ______________ causes of variation are present, the output of a process forms adistribution that is table over time and is predictable. |
| A. | Assignable |
| B. | Non-Random |
| C. | Natural |
| D. | Cannot be said |
| Answer» D. Cannot be said | |
| 142. |
HRD at organizational level talks ofi. Organization’s manpower planning ii. Training iii. Performance appraisal The correct order is |
| A. | i only |
| B. | I & ii |
| C. | ii & iii |
| D. | i, ii & iii |
| Answer» E. | |
| 143. |
ISO 9001 is not concerned with -------------------- of quality records |
| A. | collection |
| B. | maintenance |
| C. | verification |
| D. | dis-positioning |
| Answer» D. dis-positioning | |
| 144. |
In a factorial experiments, we |
| A. | test one factor at a time |
| B. | cannot estimate interactions |
| C. | test all possible combination of factor levels are tested |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 145. |
You are sampling items from a batch and plotting the results on a control chart. How will an increase in the number of items sample affect the value of the standard deviation used to set the control limit? |
| A. | increase it |
| B. | decrease it |
| C. | no effect on it |
| D. | first increase it, then decrease it |
| Answer» C. no effect on it | |
| 146. |
For Cpk (Process capability index) value of 1.33, the PPM is |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 63 |
| C. | 2700 |
| D. | 45500 |
| Answer» C. 2700 | |
| 147. |
You conduct a hypothesis test and you observe values for the sample mean and sample standard deviation when n = 25 that do not lead to the rejection of Ho (null hypothesis). You calculate a p-value of 0.0667. What will happen to the p-value if you observe the same sample mean and standard deviation for a sample n>25? |
| A. | Increase |
| B. | Decrease |
| C. | Stay the same |
| D. | May either increase or decrease |
| Answer» C. Stay the same | |
| 148. |
The ability of a product to be used for different purposes at different capacitiesand under different conditions determines its: |
| A. | Usability |
| B. | Flexibility |
| C. | Operability |
| D. | Availability |
| Answer» C. Operability | |
| 149. |
Customers are the driving force in any project and determine the requirements tobe met. In dealing with customers' complaints, it is important to ______________. |
| A. | avoid commitment to correction on an "out of warranty" item |
| B. | talk to them until they see the reason the complaints are trivial |
| C. | give them something more than they contracted to receive to suppress any feelings of dissatisfaction |
| D. | provide them with the full scope of the contracted product or service |
| Answer» E. | |
| 150. |
What statistical procedure is used to assess the statistical significance of the main effectsand the interaction(s) in a factorial design? |
| A. | t-test |
| B. | correlation |
| C. | analysis of covariance |
| D. | analysis of variance |
| Answer» E. | |