326 test 1

326 test 1

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In terms of the definition of what is a safety-critical system in an engineering context, which of the following is the best description?

C. There may be loss of life or serious injury, or significant damage to property or the environment

In the context of safety-critical systems, which of the following statements is true about the role or nature of software?

D. Software does not deteriorate in the same predicable ways over time as hardware does

In safety-critical systems, why is redundancy considered a critical design feature?

It provides a backup in case of system component failure.

In DO178-C, there are different levels of consequences that are used in conjunction with likelihoods to determine if a risk is acceptable. Which of the following statements is true?

<p>Critical consequences with a likelihood level of ’remote’ are tolerable if cost of mitigation would exceed improvement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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