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APEGS NPPE - National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE) Exam

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Total 110 questions

The code of Ethics is established oy:

A.

the Provincial Ethics Commission.

B.

the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers and Canadian Council of Professional Geoscientists.

C.

an act of legislature.

D.

the Provincial or Territorial Professional Association.

Louts, a licensed professional member, was asked by his employer to reduce the stages of a process for expediency and in order to reduce costs. Louis advised his employer that this was not an industry test practice. However, the employer Insisted that Louis make the requested adjustment, which presented Louis with a dilemma.

Which of the following approaches is best for Louis to take in this situation?

A.

Ignore the employer in line with Louie' commitment to ethical practice

B.

Research appropriate guidelines permitting such adjustment

C.

Go ahead with the adjustment using his best Judgement

D.

Report his employer to the professional association

If a major technical project falls because of software errors, a Question that Is likely to be asked Is. "What tests were performed to ensure accuracy of the software?

Which of the following procedures is not a good software validation test?

A.

Dummy test runs to check the program's computation using nominal entries such as zeroes or ones to get a known answer.

B.

A full-scale duplication of the computation and associated results using similar but different software, hardware, and Input files.

C.

Apply analytical calculations to a simpler model to find an approximate answer, and then compare It with the software output result.

D.

Estimate possible outcomes using rough calculations and guess work, since full-scale validation can be expensive for a technical project.