Homework answers / question archive / Naval Postgraduate School SE 3100 Final Exam 1

Naval Postgraduate School SE 3100 Final Exam 1

Computer Science

Share With

---

Naval Postgraduate School

SE 3100 Final Exam

1. What specific challenges exist in defining the operational requirements for a system of systems (SoS)?  What is meant by “interoperability?”  Provide an example.

2. Select and identify a system of your choice.

a. List three operational requirements for that system.

b. Briefly describe a maintenance concept for that system. (i.e., discuss preventive maintenance, repair concepts, spare parts, etc.)

c. Discuss some survivability strategies for that system. What are some threats (natural or manmade) that could affect the operation of the system? What are some design strategies to address these threats?

3. What is the purpose of developing a physical model of a system early in the system design process?

4. When should the planning for system test, evaluation, and validation commence?  Why?  What information is included in the test and evaluation master plan?

5. Evaluation and decision are important elements of the systems engineering process.  Explain how potential solutions are assessed and arrived at.

6. Explain why availability, reliability and maintainability are interdependent.

7. Name four potential problems that poorly defined requirements cause.

8. Describe the differences between the spiral model and waterfall model when applied to software development.

9.  Define “life-cycle cost” in your own words.  Describe four major categories of systems engineering activities that are included in the lifecycle cost of a system.

10.  Within a major system project, there are responsibilities that are shared by the program manager and the system engineer.  What functions lie within this shared boundary?

11. Three HSI design principles were discussed in lecture #9. Identify one of them and give an example of a system design that reflects it.

12. What is the purpose of a formal design review? Name three benefits derived from the conduct of design reviews.

13. Identify and describe a cost estimation method that would be appropriate to use at the very beginning of a project.  Identify and describe a cost estimation that would be appropriate to use after the system design has been selected.

14. Describe what is meant by human factors. Why is it important to consider human factors in design? When in the system life cycle should it be considered and why?

15. You are the lead systems engineer for the development of the IED-detection robot system. Three design alternatives have been proposed.  You must select one of the alternatives. Discuss the process you will follow to make this decision. Identify and describe four evaluation criteria you will use in your decision process.