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GSNA · Question #215

Which of the following are known as safety critical software?

The correct answer is A. Software that is used to apply a critical decision-making process B. Software that manages safety critical data including display of safety critical information. The following types of software are safety critical software: Software that is used to apply a critical decision-making process Software that is used to manage or monitor safety critical functions Software that intervenes when an unsafe condition is present or is about to…

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Question

Which of the following are known as safety critical software?

Options

  • ASoftware that is used to apply a critical decision-making process
  • BSoftware that manages safety critical data including display of safety critical information
  • CSoftware that intervenes when a safe condition is present or is about to happen
  • DSoftware that is used to create safety critical functions

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    80% (28)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    14% (5)

Explanation

The following types of software are safety critical software: Software that is used to apply a critical decision-making process Software that is used to manage or monitor safety critical functions Software that intervenes when an unsafe condition is present or is about to happen Software that executes on the same target system as safety critical software Software that impacts the systems on which safety critical software runs Software that manages safety critical data including display of safety critical information Software that is used to validate and verify safety critical software Answer: D is incorrect. Software that is used to manage or monitor safety critical functions is known as safety critical software. Answer: C is incorrect. Software that intervenes when an unsafe condition is present or is about to happen is known as safety critical software.

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#safety critical software#software classification#decision-making systems#software safety

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