CQE Exam Questions
169 real CQE exam questions with expert-verified answers and explanations. Page 1 of 4.
- Question #1The Quality System
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...
vendor auditaudit scoperesource managementsupplier management - Question #2Management and Leadership in Quality Engineering
In obtaining Total Customer Satisfaction, management should NOT undertake which of the following activities?
customer satisfactionemployee involvementteamworkmanagement leadership - Question #3The Quality System
Normally, complaint data for both a product or service organization should provide
complaint datacustomer dissatisfactioncustomer feedbackservice quality - Question #4The Quality System
The existence of a quality control manual at your key supplier means
quality manualsupplier qualificationquality system documentationquality system development - Question #5The Quality System
A quality control program is considered to be
quality programquality systemquality activitiesquality definition - Question #6The Quality System
An audit will be viewed as a constructive service to the function which is audited when it
quality auditaudit findingsconstructive auditaudit reporting - Question #7The Quality System
The term "quality audit" can refer to the appraisal of the quality system of
quality auditaudit scopeaudit typesaudit applicability - Question #8The Quality System
Which of the following items is the MOST important consideration when selecting an audit team member?
audit team selectionauditor competencyauditing techniquesaudit personnel - Question #9The Quality System
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...
audit programaudit team structurehybrid audit staffaudit planning - Question #10The Quality System
Which of the following would be considered the WEAKEST reason to initiate an audit?
audit initiationaudit purposeroot cause analysisaudit rationale - Question #11The Quality System
Findings and observations are audit terms. The best relationship between these terms is which of the following?
audit findingsaudit observationsaudit terminologyaudit reporting - Question #12The Quality System
Quality audits do NOT provide
quality auditaudit limitationsaudit purposesystem deficiencies - Question #13The Quality System
The sample size for a product quality audit should be
product auditaudit samplingsample sizeaudit scope - Question #14The Quality System
Which of the following parties, traditionally initiates an audit?
audit initiationaudit clientaudit rolesaudit process - Question #15The Quality System
During the performance of an audit, which of the following are key considerations?
audit performanceaudit considerationssampling plansaudit execution - Question #16The Quality System
When asked to make recommendations on how to correct any deficiencies noted in the exit report, the auditor(s) should
auditor recommendationsexit reportauditor roleaudit findings - Question #17The Quality System
The example of a supplier's quality management effort to meet your existing contractual requirements is MOST like
supplier auditsystem auditaudit typescontractual requirements - Question #18The Quality System
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?
audit findingsauditee notificationaudit communicationaudit process - Question #19The Quality System
A purchase order for subassemblies classified as critical must include a review by
purchase ordercritical componentssupplier controlprocurement review - Question #20The Quality System
Which of the following are the MOST logical reasons for providing source inspection?
source inspectionsupplier qualityincoming inspectioninspection rationale - Question #21Product and Process Control
Inspection operations typically
inspectionquality assuranceproduct control - Question #22Product and Process Control
Consider the following statement: "A defect which might affect the appearance or general function of essential parts" This definition describes a seriousness classification describ...
defect classificationseriousness classificationmajor defect - Question #23The Quality System
Which of the following quality system provisions is of the greatest concern when preparing an audit checklist for a vendor qualification system audit?
vendor auditcalibrationaudit checklistsupplier qualification - Question #24Management and Leadership in Quality Engineering
In the planning of a new major manufacturing program, the greatest quality effort should be put logically in
quality planningdefect preventionmanufacturing program - Question #25Management and Leadership in Quality Engineering
The first and most important step, in establishing a good corporate quality plan is
quality planningcustomer requirementscorporate quality - Question #26Product and Process Control
When planning quality control functions, which one of the following is MOST directly related to production of a quality product?
process controlprocess capabilityquality planning - Question #27Product and Process Control
Which of the following would be the MOST important considerations when establishing inspection points within a production operation?
inspection pointsdefect preventionproduction control - Question #28Product and Process Control
The primary reason that nonconforming material should be identified and segregated is
nonconforming materialsegregationmaterial control - Question #29Product and Process Design
Of the services listed below, which one performed by design engineering is of particular interest to QA personnel?
design change controlchange actionQA interface - Question #30Statistical Tools and Techniques
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...
tolerance analysisRSSstatistical tolerancingvariation - Question #31The Quality System
Corrective action requests are primarily
corrective actionCAPApreventive action - Question #32Product and Process Design
Reliability prediction is
reliability predictionperformance estimationreliability engineering - Question #33Product and Process Design
Maintainability is
maintainabilitysystem restorationreliability - Question #34Continuous Improvement
Analysis of data on all product returns is important because
product returnsfailure analysisfield datafailure rate - Question #35Product and Process Design
When requesting "worst case" design analysis, you expect the reliability group to
worst case analysisdesign tolerancereliabilitysubassembly limits - Question #36Product and Process Design
In the failure rate model shown below, which one of the sections represents the period when catastrophic failures are likely to occur?
bathtub curvefailure rate modelcatastrophic failure - Question #37Product and Process Design
Failure mode, effect, and criticality analysis, (FMECA) is primarily for the purpose of
FMECAfailure mode analysisdesign improvementreliability - Question #38Product and Process Design
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...
parallel systemredundancyactive redundancyreliability - Question #39Statistical Tools and Techniques
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...
bathtub curvereliability functionexponential distributionconstant failure rate - Question #40Statistical Tools and Techniques
What is the probability of an item failing in less than 5 hours if it has a constant failure rate of 1/hour?
exponential distributionfailure probabilityreliability calculationconstant failure rate - Question #41Product and Process Design
The design function which assigns probability of failures between components or subsystems is called
reliability apportionmentfailure probabilitycomponent reliabilitydesign function - Question #42Product and Process Design
The probability of an accident for the head event "H" given below is:
fault tree analysisprobability calculationhead eventBoolean logic - Question #43Product and Process Design
Which of the following quantitative methods does NOT apply to the assessment of actual system/component reliability?
reliability assessmentquantitative methodsfield data analysisreliability demonstration - Question #44Continuous Improvement
When trying to find all possible causes of a problem, which of the following tools would be useful?
root cause identificationbrainstormingproblem-solving toolscause analysis - Question #45Continuous Improvement
Typically Pareto diagrams are used for which of the following reasons?
Pareto diagramsignificant fewdefect prioritizationquality tools - Question #46Continuous Improvement
As a commonly used problem solving technique, which of the following would be the BEST application of a Pareto chart?
Pareto chartproblem-solving applicationdefect analysisprocess improvement - Question #47The Quality System
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...
corrective action requestCAR processaudit managementquality system administration - Question #48Statistical Tools and Techniques
Which of the following statements BEST describes a bimodal distribution?
bimodal distributionstratified datadistribution shapedescriptive statistics - Question #49Product and Process Design
Two advantages of process mapping are the ability to
process mappingprocess visualizationworkflow analysisprocess documentation - Question #50Product and Process Control
Writing and establishing process control procedures is
process control procedurespreventive actionprocess documentationquality system