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Practice Exam Questions - Bank 4

1. Which of the following describes fault tree analysis logic gates? (Brauer, p.552)
a. OR and AND gates
b. GO and NOGO gates
c. IF and THEREFORE gates
d. WHEN and THEN gates
2. This fault tree analysis gate indicates that all of the input events must occur to cause the output event: (Brauer, p.552)
a. OR gate
b. GO gate
c. AND gate
d. NOGO gate
3. Two fault tree analysis input events for this gate may be mutually exclusive: (Brauer, p.552)
a. OR gate
b. GO gate
c. AND gate
d. NOGO gate
4. This term describes any element of a fault tree analysis that represents an occurrence: (Brauer, p.553)
a. fault
b. gate
c. event
d. state
5. This fault tree analysis event results when the function of a component is interrupted: (Brauer, p.553)
a. normal
b. fault
c. failure
d. intermittent
6. This 1911 disaster in New York triggered public demand for improved factory safety laws and an increase of factory safety inspection system:
a. The New York Tunnel disaster
b. The Triangle Shirtwaste Company fire
c. The Stock Market crash
d. The New York riots
7. This fault tree analysis event describes a condition that contributes in some way to the occurrence of an undesired event: (Brauer, p.553)
a. normal
b. fault
c. failure
d. intermittent
8. In fault tree analysis, failing to respond to an emergency chemical spill would be described as a: (Brauer, p.553)
a. normal
b. fault
c. failure
d. intermittent
9. In fault tree analysis, inability to detect an emergency chemical spill would be described as a: (Brauer, p.553)
a. normal
b. fault
c. failure
d. intermittent
10. In fault tree analysis, this failure is an internal problem with components that make them inoperative: (Brauer, p.553)
a. direct
b. contributing
c. primary
d. secondary

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