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2、 America. QREVIEW STUDY QUESTIONS and ANSWERS Basic Quality Concepts 1 Basic Probability 7 Statistics 15 Statistical Inference 23 Sampling 27 Control Charts 31 Reliability 35 Regression and Correlation 37 Cost of Quality 39 Design of Experiments 43 Metrology and Calibration 47 Answer Sheet 49 Basic
3、Quality Concepts 1QREVIEW STUDY QUESTIONS INTRODUCTION The following questions include key concepts which are representative of the CQE examination. Each question should be worked out as completely as possible before looking at the answer. Some questions have been taken from previously published ASQ
4、 CQE exams. BASIC QUALITY CONCEPTS 1. In many companies, what is generally the weakest link in the quality auditing program? a) Audit reporting b) Follow-up of corrective action implementation c) Scheduling of audits d) Inadequate audit checklists 2. A quality control program is considered to be a)
5、a collection of quality control procedures and guidelines. b) a step by step list of all quality control check points. c) a summary of company quality control policies. d) a system of activities to provide quality of products and services. 3. The “quality function“ of a company is best described as
6、a) the degree to which the company product conforms to a design or specification. b) that collection of activities through which “fitness for use“ is achieved. c) the degree to which a class or category of product possesses satisfaction for people generally. d) All of the above. 4. In preparing a pr
7、oduct quality policy for your company, you should do all of the following except a) specify the means by which quality performance is measured. b) develop criteria for identifying risk situations and specify whose approval is required when there are known risks. c) include procedural matters and fun
8、ctional responsibilities. d) state quality goals. 2 QReview Study Questions 5. What natural phenomenon created the necessity to control product and process quality? a) Gravity b) Variation c) Human Error d) Management 6. The three basic elements of a quality system are a) Quality Management, Purchas
9、ing and Document Control b) Quality Management, Quality Control and Quality Assurance c) SPC, Inspection and Quality Assurance d) Quality Control, Quality Costs and Control Charts 7. What are the two basic categories of quality? a) Design and Conformance Quality b) Good and Bad Quality c) Defective
10、and Non-Defective Quality d) Attribute and Variable Quality 8. The Law of Large Numbers states that a) individual occurrences are predictable and group occurrences are unpredictable. b) group data always follows a normal pattern. c) individual occurrences are unpredictable and group occurrences are
11、predictable. d) the standard deviation of group data will always be greater than ten. 9. Statistical quality control is best described as a) keeping product characteristics within certain bounds. b) calculating the mean and standard deviation. c) the study of the characteristics of a product or proc
12、ess, with the help of numbers, to make them behave the way we want them to behave. d) the implementation of ISO 9000. 10. Which of the following is the most important element in Statistical Quality Control? a) The Feedback Loop b) Make Operation c) Inspection d) Quality of Incoming Material Basic Qu
13、ality Concepts 311. When measurements are accurate and precise, a) the data are distributed randomly throughout the entire range. b) the data are clustered closely around the central value. c) minimum variation will exist. d) the data are normally distributed. 12. All of the following are included i
14、n a quality system except a) document control. b) corrective action. c) management responsibility. d) employee salaries. 13. Which of the following best describes a statistical distribution? a) A model that shows how data are distributed over a range of measurements. b) An Analysis of Variance table
15、. c) A sampling plan. d) A graph that contains data plotted on a normal curve. 14. Which of the following are two types of data used in statistical quality control? a) Design and Conformance Data b) Precise and Accurate Data c) Variables and Attributes Data d) Mean and Variance Data 15. The primary
16、reason for evaluating and maintaining surveillance over a suppliers quality program is to a) perform product inspection at source. b) eliminate incoming inspection cost. c) motivate suppliers to improve quality. d) make sure the suppliers quality program is functioning effectively. 16. Which one of
17、the following are ISO 9001 requirements? a) Process Flow Chart b) Quality Manual c) Operations Manual d) TQM Program 4 QReview Study Questions 17. Which of the following does not generate product-quality characteristics? a) Designer b) Inspector c) Machinist d) Equipment engineer 18. Incoming materi
18、al inspection is based most directly on a) design requirements. b) purchase order requirements. c) manufacturing requirements. d) customer use of the end product. 19. The acronym ISO means a) International Standards Organization. b) Internal Service Organization. c) equal. d) third party auditing or
19、ganization. 20. Products should be subjected to tests which are designed to a) demonstrate advertised performance. b) demonstrate basic function at minimum testing cost. c) approximate the conditions to be experienced in customers application. d) assure that specifications are met under laboratory c
20、onditions. 21. The advantage of a written procedure is a) it provides flexibility in dealing with problems. b) unusual conditions are handled better. c) it is a perpetual coordination device. d) coordination with other departments is not required. 22. In spite of the Quality Engineers best efforts,
21、situations may develop in which his decision is overruled. The most appropriate action would be to a) resign from the position based upon convictions. b) report findings to an outside source such as a regulatory agency or the press. c) document findings, report them to superiors and move on the next
22、 assignment. d) discuss findings with co-workers in order to gain support, thereby forcing action. Basic Quality Concepts 523. If a test data does not support a Quality Engineers expectations, the best thing to do is a) adjust the data to support expectations if it is only slightly off. b) draw the
23、expected conclusion omitting the data not supporting it. c) re-evaluate the expectations of the test based upon the data. d) report the data and expected conclusion with no reference to one another. 24. In case of conflict between contract specifications and shop practice, a) arbitration is necessar
24、y. b) the customer is always right. c) good judgment should be exercised. d) contract specifications normally apply. 25. A quality audit program should begin with a) a study of the quality documentation system. b) an evaluation of the work being performed. c) a report listing findings, the action ta
25、ken and recommendations. d) a charter of policy, objectives and procedures. 26. Selection of auditors shall ensure that a) auditors are completely independent from the organization being audited. b) management is aware of the audit activities. c) auditors do not audit their own work. d) auditors are
26、 trained. 27. Analysis of data on all product returns is important because a) failure rates change with length of product usage. b) changes in design and in customer use are often well reflected. c) immediate feedback and analysis of product performance becomes available. d) All of the above. 28. Al
27、l of the following are considerations when a total quality management (TQM) program is implemented except a) the use of statistical tools and techniques. b) a program of continuous quality improvement. c) the manager responsible for product quality. d) total involvement from management to production
28、 associates. 6 QReview Study Questions 29. According to Juran, all of the following are widespread errors in perception that have led many managers astray except a) the work force is mainly responsible for the companys quality problems. b) workers could do quality work but they lack the motivation t
29、o do so. c) quality will get top priority if upper management so decrees. d) return on investment is everything. 30. An essential technique in making training programs effective is to a) set group goals. b) have training classes which teach skills and knowledge required. c) feed back to the employee
30、 meaningful measures of his performance. d) post results of performance before and after the training program. 31. An engineer has the job of providing a written plan of quality related tasks to his manager, including a detailed timeline, for the following year. Which of the following tools should b
31、e used? a) Histogram b) Flow Chart c) Gantt Chart d) Frequency Distribution Basic Probability 7BASIC PROBABILITY 32. The time it takes to answer a technical support line has a continuous uniform distribution over an interval from 17 to 20 minutes. All of the following are true except a) P(x = 18.5)
32、= 1/2 b) P(x 20) = 1 c) P(17 x 18) = 1/3 d) P(x 17) = 1 33. For two events, A and B, which one of the following is a true probability statement? a) P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) if A and B are independent b) P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) if A and B are mutually exclusive c) P(A and B) = P(A) x P(B) if A and B a
33、re mutually exclusive d) P(A or B) = P(A) x P(B) if A and B are independent 34. What is the probability of getting a head or a tail in 1 toss of a coin? a) 1/16 b) 1/4 c) 1/2 d) 1 35. What is the probability of getting a head and a tail in 2 tosses of a fair coin? And, what is the probability of get
34、ting a head and a tail, in that order, in 2 tosses of a fair coin? a) 1/2, 1/2 b) 1/4, 1/4 c) 1/2, 1/4 d) 1/4, 1/2 36. A coin is tossed 10 times. The first 9 tosses come up heads. What is the probability that the 10thtoss will come up heads? a) 1/512 b) 1/256 c) 1/32 d) 1/2 37. What is the probabili
35、ty of obtaining exactly 2 heads in 4 tosses of a fair coin? a) 1/4 b) 3/8 c) 1/2 d) 1/6 8 QReview Study Questions 38. What is the probability of getting a 3 when rolling a single die? ( A die is one of a pair of dice) a) 1/5 b) 3/5 c) 1/6 d) 1/3 39. What is the probability of getting an odd number w
36、hen rolling a pair of dice? (Spots on the two dice sum to odd number) a) 1/4 b) 1/2 c) 1/3 d) 3/10 40. What is the probability of obtaining a sum of 7 when rolling a pair of dice? a) 1/5 b) 3/5 c) 1/6 d) 1/3 Use the following information to answer questions 41, 42 and 43. The probability is 1/2 that
37、 Bob will pass the CQE exam, 1/3 that Amy will pass and 3/4 that Jon will pass. 41. What is the probability that Bob, Amy and Jon will all pass the exam? a) 1/8 b) 4/9 c) 4/11 d) 1/3 42. What is the probability that neither Bob, Amy nor Jon will pass the exam? a) 1/9 b) 7/8 c) 1/12 d) 2/3 43. What i
38、s the probability that only one of the three will pass the exam? a) 1/4 b) 1/3 c) 3/4 d) 3/8 Basic Probability 944. Four people shoot at a target and the probability that each will hit the target is 1/2 (50%). What is the probability that the target will be hit? a) 1/16 b) 15/16 c) 1/2 d) 1/4 45. A
39、committee of 5 people is chosen at random from a room that contains 4 men and 6 women. What is the probability that the committee is composed of 2 men and 3 women? a) 1/2 b) 10/21 c) 5/21 d) 1/3 46. A vendor is trying to sell you a box of 50 fuses that contains exactly 5 defective fuses. You select
40、2 fuses from the box for testing. If both are good you will buy the entire box. If one or both are defective, you will not buy the box. What is the probability that you will buy the box? a) .7533 b) .8082 c) .9769 d) .8531 47. What is the probability of winning the Super Lotto? (Winning = getting al
41、l 6 numbers out of 47) a) 1/10,737,573 b) 1/7,731,052,560 c) 1/3,457,296 d) 1/12,966,821 48. A box contains 12 connectors, 9 good and 3 defective. What is the probability of obtaining exactly 2 good and 1 defective connector in drawing 3 parts from the box without replacement? a) .4219 b) .4909 c) .
42、5022 d) .6915 10 QReview Study Questions 49. A box contains 12 connectors, 9 good ones and 3 defective ones. What is the probability of obtaining exactly 2 good and 1 defective connector in drawing 3 parts from the box with replacement? a) .4219 b) .4909 c) .5022 d) .6915 50. You have been asked to
43、sample a lot of 300 units from a vendor whose past quality has been about 2% defective. A sample of 40 pieces is drawn from the lot and you have been told to reject the lot if you find two or more parts defective. What is the probability of rejecting the lot? a) 0.953 b) 0.809 c) 0.191 d) 0.047 Use
44、the following information to answer questions 51 and 52. A company produces capacitors by a process that normally yields 5% defective product. A sample of 4 capacitors is selected. 51. What is the probability that all 4 capacitors are good? a) .9790 b) .9213 c) .8617 d) .8145 52. What is the probabi
45、lity that all 4 capacitors are defective? a) .1383 b) .1855 c) .0000258 d) .00000625 Use the following information to answer questions 53, 54, 55 and 56. A company makes ball bearings that are found to be 10% defective in the long run. A sample of 10 bearings is selected. 53. What is the probability
46、 that 0 bearings will be defective? a) .3487 b) .3874 c) .4126 d) .1110 Basic Probability 1154. What is the probability of obtaining exactly 1 defective bearing? a) .3487 b) .3874 c) .4126 d) .2574 55. What is the probability of obtaining exactly 3 defective bearings? a) .0574 b) .4448 c) .7361 d) .
47、1562 56. What is the probability of obtaining more than 1 defective bearing? a) .3874 b) .4126 c) .2639 d) .2285 57. How many defective connectors would be expected in a sample of 200 parts if the process averages 2% defective? a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 7 58. What is the probability of obtaining exactly 2 d
48、efective connectors in a sample of 6 parts if the process averages 2% defective? a) .0135 b) .0055 c) .0009 d) .0001 59. All of the following are probabilistic events except a) the number rolled in a game of dice. b) the number of defects in a random sample. c) the acceleration of an apple when it d
49、rops from a tree. d) the number of games played in the world series. 12 QReview Study Questions Use the following information to answer problems 60, 61 and 62. A company produces integrated circuits (chips) by a process that normally yields 2000 ppm defective product for electrical test requirements (ppm = defective parts per million). A sample of 5 chips is selected and tested. 60. What is the probability that all 5 chips are good? a) .9900 b) .9603 c) .9213 d) .8563 61. What is the probability that 1 or more chips are defective? a) .0051 b) .000
