CQE Exam Questions
169 real CQE exam questions with expert-verified answers and explanations. Page 1 of 4.
- Question #1
A vendor may be audited both before and during the execution of a contract. During such a vendor audit, the focus may be directed at the management and resource management of the c...
- Question #2
In obtaining Total Customer Satisfaction, management should NOT undertake which of the following activities?
- Question #3
Normally, complaint data for both a product or service organization should provide
- Question #4
The existence of a quality control manual at your key supplier means
- Question #5
A quality control program is considered to be
- Question #6
An audit will be viewed as a constructive service to the function which is audited when it
- Question #7
The term "quality audit" can refer to the appraisal of the quality system of
- Question #8
Which of the following items is the MOST important consideration when selecting an audit team member?
- Question #9
You are requested by top management to establish an audit program of the quality systems in each branch plant of your firm. Which of the following schemes would you use in selectin...
- Question #10
Which of the following would be considered the WEAKEST reason to initiate an audit?
- Question #11
Findings and observations are audit terms. The best relationship between these terms is which of the following?
- Question #12
Quality audits do NOT provide
- Question #13
The sample size for a product quality audit should be
- Question #14
Which of the following parties, traditionally initiates an audit?
- Question #15
During the performance of an audit, which of the following are key considerations?
- Question #16
When asked to make recommendations on how to correct any deficiencies noted in the exit report, the auditor(s) should
- Question #17
The example of a supplier's quality management effort to meet your existing contractual requirements is MOST like
- Question #18
The audit team normally advises the auditee immediately upon the discovery of a finding during an audit. Which of the following items is (are) valid reasons for taking this action?
- Question #19
A purchase order for subassemblies classified as critical must include a review by
- Question #20
Which of the following are the MOST logical reasons for providing source inspection?
- Question #21
Inspection operations typically
- Question #22
Consider the following statement: "A defect which might affect the appearance or general function of essential parts" This definition describes a seriousness classification describ...
- Question #23
Which of the following quality system provisions is of the greatest concern when preparing an audit checklist for a vendor qualification system audit?
- Question #24
In the planning of a new major manufacturing program, the greatest quality effort should be put logically in
- Question #25
The first and most important step, in establishing a good corporate quality plan is
- Question #26
When planning quality control functions, which one of the following is MOST directly related to production of a quality product?
- Question #27
Which of the following would be the MOST important considerations when establishing inspection points within a production operation?
- Question #28
The primary reason that nonconforming material should be identified and segregated is
- Question #29
Of the services listed below, which one performed by design engineering is of particular interest to QA personnel?
- Question #30
Four ingredients are blended to make a final product. Using the data below, what is the expected weight and variation of the final product? Ingredient A 70 ± 3.00 grams Ingredient...
- Question #31
Corrective action requests are primarily
- Question #32
Reliability prediction is
- Question #33
Maintainability is
- Question #34
Analysis of data on all product returns is important because
- Question #35
When requesting "worst case" design analysis, you expect the reliability group to
- Question #36
In the failure rate model shown below, which one of the sections represents the period when catastrophic failures are likely to occur?
- Question #37
Failure mode, effect, and criticality analysis, (FMECA) is primarily for the purpose of
- Question #38
A system was designed with 3 capacitors. When the system is first activated all capacitors are operating. The system continues to operate as long as at least 1 capacitor is operati...
- Question #39
The failure rate model above is used to show a typical relationship of many parts between their failure rate and the time in service. The reliability function for period "B" is BES...
- Question #40
What is the probability of an item failing in less than 5 hours if it has a constant failure rate of 1/hour?
- Question #41
The design function which assigns probability of failures between components or subsystems is called
- Question #42
The probability of an accident for the head event "H" given below is:
- Question #43
Which of the following quantitative methods does NOT apply to the assessment of actual system/component reliability?
- Question #44
When trying to find all possible causes of a problem, which of the following tools would be useful?
- Question #45
Typically Pareto diagrams are used for which of the following reasons?
- Question #46
As a commonly used problem solving technique, which of the following would be the BEST application of a Pareto chart?
- Question #47
A comprehensive corrective action program is initiated at a large company. Inputs for CARs are received from customers, internal and external audits, material review reports and ot...
- Question #48
Which of the following statements BEST describes a bimodal distribution?
- Question #49
Two advantages of process mapping are the ability to
- Question #50
Writing and establishing process control procedures is