Test the decisions, not just the terms
20 questions · Suggested practice target: 80% (16/20). Review explanations and retry as needed.
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1. Agree intended use and justify the required operating range — A supplier capability or another project does not establish this process need.
2. Link system status to evidence and outstanding actions — Decision makers need evidence-linked status and remaining work.
3. A utility interface owner and relevant qualification evidence — Define interface dependencies and responsibilities rather than leaving a boundary gap.
4. Error shall stay within ±0.5 °C at defined reference points — The last option is measurable, once the fictional basis, points and method are approved; ±0.5 °C is not a general GMP limit.
5. Keep it open while applicability and affected tests are assessed — A changed measurement chain needs an applicability assessment and affected verification.
6. An incorrect dose produces an adverse patient effect — Distinguish patient harm from equipment failure and detection failure.
7. Examine severity, evidence and controls before deciding — An ordinal product can conceal important differences.
8. A challenge of the shared fault and resulting response — Functional testing must address the shared dependency, not merely documentation or configuration.
9. Exceeds: its magnitude is greater than 0.5 °C — Use absolute magnitude for a two-sided error limit; apply the approved uncertainty/decision rule in real testing.
10. Assess simulation impact and seek authorization for that stage — Conditional progression concerns a specific activity and requires justified impact assessment and authorization.
11. Assess the URS change and revisit affected DQ evidence — A change to user requirements can affect the design qualification basis.
12. Assess interface compatibility and affected verification — Qualification of a supplying system does not establish its suitability for every receiving interface.
13. Pending justification and approval of the acceptance basis — Teaching assumptions cannot replace authorized project requirements.
14. Assess firmware impact and FAT applicability to site tests — Supplier results require documented applicability to the installed configuration.
15. The revised score lacks evidence of control effectiveness — Residual risk scoring should follow evidence of effectiveness, not an untested proposal.
16. Challenge primary-sensor failure and verify independent detection and inhibition — The verification should challenge the common-cause scenario and protective response.
17. +0.31 °C — The signed arithmetic mean is +3.1/10 = +0.31 °C.
18. One — Only 0.6 °C exceeds the illustrative limit; 0.5 °C equals it.
19. Reassess intended use, risks, requirements and affected evidence — New intended use may affect linked requirements and qualification evidence.
20. Completion of self-study, with competence needing separate evaluation — Formal competency and authorization require an applicable independently approved process.