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CQE Questions and Answers

Question # 6

Under a defect classification system, a nonconformance that could cause a product's usability to be substantially reduced would be classified as

A.

acceptable

B.

minor

C.

major

D.

critical

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Question # 7

The following drawing is for a machined part.

What does the symbol

represent?

A.

Maximum material condition

B.

Gaging target position

C.

Positional tolerance target

D.

Datum target point

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Question # 8

Maintainability is

A.

The probability of a system being restored to functional operation within a given period of time.

B.

Performing adequate maintenance on a system.

C.

Probability of survival of a system for a given period of time.

D.

Maintaining a machine in satisfactory working condition.

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Question # 9

Quality planning is an activity that identifies the needs of which of the following stakeholders?

A.

Management

B.

Suppliers

C.

Employees

D.

Customers

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Question # 10

An increase in the overall length of a recently qualified metal component has been observed and the quality engineer suspects that the storage temperature could be a factor that has affected the overall length. Which of the following tools could be used to assess this relationship?

A.

Affinity diagram

B.

Scatter diagram

C.

Histogram

D.

Cause and effect diagram

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Question # 11

Writing and establishing process control procedures is

A.

Disposition.

B.

Notification.

C.

Preventive action.

D.

Corrective action.

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Question # 12

Corrective action requests are primarily

A.

Issued to correct supplier deficiencies.

B.

Generated to correct auditing deficiencies.

C.

Formal requests for corrective and preventive action.

D.

A result of nonconformances detected in the internal inspection process.

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Question # 13

Failure to cite the significant contributions of other individuals in a final manuscript for publication violates which category of the ASQ Code of Ethics?

A.

Fundamental Principles

B.

Relations with the Public

C.

Relations with Employers and Clients

D.

Relations with Peers

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Question # 14

The most desirable outcome of a design FMEA (DFMEA) is

A.

a severity classification matrix I

B.

a reduction in design risk

C.

a comprehensive list of design functions

D.

an estimate of failure frequency

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Question # 15

Adjusting machine settings to reduce the effect of ambient temperature changes on the seal strength of a paper package is an example of

A.

robust design

B.

analysis of variance

C.

statistical process control

D.

process capability

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Question # 16

Which of the following elements of a quality system will help reduce errors and defects caused by conflicting work instructions?

A.

Product specifications

B.

Quality training

C.

Document control

D.

Cross-functional teams

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Question # 17

Which of the following types of planning uses a strategic planning process that relates idealistic goals to work strategy?

A.

Yoji planning

B.

Hoshin planning

C.

Juran planning

D.

Deining planning

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Question # 18

If the mean time between failures (MTBF) for a device is 200 hours, what is the constant failure rate per hour?

A.

0.005

B.

0.002

C.

0.500

D.

0.200

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Question # 19

Typically, a product that exhibits a constant failure rate follows what type of distribution for thefailure rate?

A.

Lognormal

B.

Poisson

C.

Exponential

D.

Binomial

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Question # 20

Which of the following tools can be used to show a frequency distribution?

A.

An affinity diagram

B.

An interrelationship digraph

C.

A PERT chart

D.

A check sheet

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Question # 21

Rank in order from first to last, the following steps in analyzing experiments.

1. Performing hypothesis tests on factors

2. Estimating a mathematical model

3. Checking assumptions

4. Using the model for prediction

A.

1,3,2,4

B.

1,4,2,3

C.

2,4,2,1

D.

3,2,4,1

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Question # 22

Which of the following statements is true about the average outgoing quality limit (AOQL)?

A.

It is the replacement measure for the acceptance quality limit (AQL).

B.

It assumes screening and replacement of nonconforming units.

C.

It cannot be used to define the Dodge-Romig defect acceptance number.

D.

It can be used instead of ANSI ASQ Z1.4 single sampling plans.

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Question # 23

Which of the following statements describes discrete data?

A.

It takes 3 hours 48 minutes to fly from LA to New York.

B.

Of 225 people on the airplane, 85 had connecting flights.

C.

The flight arrived at 9:08 PM.

D.

There were 5,923 gallons of fuel consumed on the flight.

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Question # 24

Redundancy, versatility and flexibility are all things that can afreet which of the following elements when collecting and summarizing data?

A.

Descriptive statistics

B.

Data accuracy

C.

Measurement scales

D.

Data collection methods

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Question # 25

What type of test should be used to detect certain kinds of subsurface flaws?

A.

Visual inspection

B.

Liquid penetrant

C.

Magnetic particle

D.

Rockwell

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Question # 26

How many total degrees of freedom are in an unreplicated 23 factorial experiment?

A.

7

B.

6

C.

5

D.

1

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Question # 27

Two advantages of process mapping are the ability to

Ⅰ. Visualize the process being described.

Ⅱ. Discover manufacturing problems only.

Ⅲ. Discover quality problems only.

IV. Check current processes for duplication or redundancy.

A.

I and IV only

B.

II and III only

C.

I and III only

D.

II and IV only

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Question # 28

Which of the following symbols indicates a termination point on a flowchart?

A.

Option A

B.

Option B

C.

Option C

D.

Option D

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Question # 29

Which of the following statements is always true about an effective design review?

A.

It occurs when the design is complete.

B.

It is informal in order to brainstorm more ideas.

C.

It is based on defined criteria.

D.

It is conducted by the development team.

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Question # 30

The producer's risk can be determined from the

A.

acceptance quality limit (AQL)

B.

lot tolerance percent defective (LTPD)

C.

average outgoing quality limit (AOQL)

D.

rejectable quality level (RQL)

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Question # 31

The number of runs required by a full-factorial design with three factors each at two levels is equal to

A.

6

B.

8

C.

9

D.

12

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Question # 32

Which of the following types of "voice" is most effective in written communication?

A.

Active

B.

Passive

C.

Strong

D.

Soft

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Question # 33

In a value stream analysis, inspection is typically classified as

A.

real value added

B.

organizational value added

C.

non-value added

D.

customer value added

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Question # 34

The primary focus of design FMEA (DFMEA) is to

A.

identify personnel responsible for implementation

B.

predict failure frequencies

C.

minimize measurement variation

D.

mitigate failure modes

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Question # 35

Which of the following tools specifies the use of a feedback cycle?

A.

Flowchart

B.

Cycle-time reduction

C.

Gantt chart

D.

Plan-do-check-act

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Question # 36

The design function which assigns probability of failures between components or subsystems is called

A.

Apportionment.

B.

Significance

C.

Confidence.

D.

Qualification.

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Question # 37

The following components (1,2,3) each have reliabilities of 0.95.

What is the system reliability?

A.

0.857

B.

0.903

C.

0.925

D.

0.948

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Question # 38

The best reason to record and distribute meeting minutes is to

A.

capture any decisions made

B.

track the attendance of participants

C.

create an agenda for the next meeting

D.

create a record of the rime, place, and duration of the meeting

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Question # 39

Which of the following activities is a form of error-proofing?

A.

Housekeeping

B.

Fixture design

C.

Equipment calibration

D.

Double sampling

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Question # 40

The risk priority number (RPN) is determined by the

A.

sum of reliability value, criticality number, and failure mode

B.

sum of frequency of the occurrence, severity, and detection ratings

C.

product of reliability value, criticality number, and failure mode

D.

product of frequency of the occurrence, severity, and detection ratings

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Question # 41

The primary purpose of the material review board is to

A.

monitor scrap and rework costs

B.

minimize quality costs

C.

disposition nonconforming product

D.

determine the root cause of problems

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Question # 42

An engineer has been asked to identify and apply an absolutely objective metric to evaluate risk. The best response is

A.

an absolutely objective way to measure risk does not exist

B.

lean metrics, because to minimize waste is to minimize risk

C.

six sigma metrics, because a thoroughly controlled process minimizes risk

D.

quality function deployment, to minimize risk as perceived by the customer

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Question # 43

Which of the following elements is essential for a run chart?

A.

Process stability

B.

Defect classifications

C.

Special causes

D.

Time sequence

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Question # 44

Which of the following tools can be used to classify or determine a safety quality characteristic?

A.

An inspection plan

B.

A criticality analysis

C.

Standard work instructions

D.

A control chan

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Question # 45

A three-level, two-variable, full factorial experiment is to be run. The minimum number of runs will be

A.

6

B.

8

C.

9

D.

18

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Question # 46

A way to convince management that a quality improvement program is needed is to present

A.

the number of audit findings the company received from the last audit

B.

the company's performance in terms of quality in comparison with its competitors

C.

die size of the problem in terms of the potential savings and increased profit that can result from fixing it

D.

data on how employees will produce better quality product and services if their pay is increased and their benefits improved

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Question # 47

Which of the following problem-solving tools is a column graph which displays a static picture of the process?

A.

Pareto chart.

B.

Control chart.

C.

Histogram.

D.

Cause and effect diagram.

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Question # 48

Which of the following criteria must be considered when a classification of defects system is established?

A.

The current cost of quality system

B.

The financial impact of the defects

C.

Tightness of tolerance as an indication of failure

D.

The relative seriousness of the defects

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Question # 49

A process produces rejects at a rate of 6° o. If multiple samples of 5 are drawn from a population of 100.000. what is the expected number of rejects per sample?

A.

0.3

B.

30.0

C.

5,000.0

D.

6,000.0

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Question # 50

After attempting to prevent or control risk, which of the following types of risk will remain?

A.

Inherent

B.

Residual

C.

Control

D.

Credit

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Question # 51

Which of the following factors has the most influence on the success of quality initiatives?

A.

Buy-in at all levels of management

B.

Leadership by quality assurance staff

C.

Cooperation from front-line workers

D.

Deployment of statistical process control

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Question # 52

In a sample of 2.000 items taken from a large lot. 80 are found to be nonconforming. What is the 95% confidence interval for the proportion of nonconforming items?

A.

[0.0328. 0.0472]

B.

[0.0314. 0.0486]

C.

[0.0308. 0.0499]

D.

[0.0302. 0.049

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