TEST ACQ 202 Module 4 Exam Part II Developing the System
1. What is your assessment about a program with a Schedule
Performance Index (SPI) of 1.1?
Answer: The contractor is accomplishing the work more
efficiently than expected.
2. Which of the following is FALSE?
Answer: Exit criteria are not specific to a particular phase of an
acquisition program.
3. A (n) ______ can be used for predicting program obligation
performance and funding requirements and identifying potential
budget execution problems.
Answer: Spending Plan
4. An operational test agency is responsible for the establishment of
Critical Operational Issues (COIs). True or False
Answer: True
5. The following data is received from your contractor: Budgeted
Cost of Work Performed (BCWP)=$300 Cost Performance Index
(CPI)=1.2 Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS)=$400…
Answer: EAC Low: $833 EAC High: $1,028
6. Spending plans serve as a tool to analyze program execution, an
indicator of potential problems, and a predictor of future program
performance. True or False
Answer: True
7. Which of the following is a valid reason for rebaselining the
Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB)
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, Answer: The plan for completing the remaining contract effort is
no longer achievable?
8. With modeling and simulation, we model the system and then
test the __________ to gather test predictions
Answer: Model
9. What type of testing would be conducted to determine the
effectiveness of the manufacturing process?
Answer: Production Qualification Testing (PQT)
10. The Comptroller’s administrative reservation of funds for a
specific purpose is referred to as a (n):
Answer: Commitment
11. Which of the following test items are determined by the
Program Management Office that is developing the system?
Answer: Critical Technical Parameters (CTPs)
12. The following data is received from your contractor on a key
component of the project: Budgeted Cost of Work Performed
(BCWP)=300 Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS)=$200
Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP)=$500. Which of the
following Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics can be
determined from these data?
Answer: CV=- $200 and SV = $100
13. Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the
requirements and objectives associated with an Integrated
Baseline Review (IBR)?
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, Answer: The IBR is conducted exclusively by the Government and
contractor business management staff and technical staff are
rarely included.
14. With earned value management (EVM), the Government
can determine if a program is currently experiencing a/n _____.
Answer: Cost or schedule variance
15. Which test would a contractor conduct on a software item
before they integrate it with hardware?
Answer: Component Testing
16. What type of testing is performed to determine a weapon
system’s performance with respect to survivability and lethality?
Answer: Live Fire Test and Evaluation
17. What would operational testers use to determine whether a
system meets operational performance parameters?
Answer: Measures of Effectiveness
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