There are _______________ overlapping stages in the lifetime of large and complex sociotechnical systems?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five

Which property of a sociotechnical system varies depending on how the component assemblies are arranged and connected ?

A. Security
B. Usability
C. Volume
D. Reliability

In a sociotechnical system, you need to consider reliability from perspectives namely ?

A. Only software reliability
B. Only hardware reliability
C. Hardware and software reliability
D. Hardware, software and operator reliability

Sociotechnical systems are deterministic ?

A. True
B. False
ExpLanation: sociotechnical systems are non-deterministic partly because they include people and partly because changes to the hardware, software, and data in these systems are so frequent

Human and organizational factors such as organizational structure and politics have a significant effect on the operation of sociotechnical systems ?

A. True
B. False
ExpLanation: as people are a part of the system, hence they affect the sociotechnical system.

Maintenance is classified into how many categories ?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five

How many phases are there in Taute Maintenance Model ?

A. Six
B. Seven
C. Eight
D. Nine

What are the two ways to view the human error of a sociotechnical system ?

A. Hardware and software approach
B. Management and users approach
C. Person and systems approach
D. All of the mentioned

Software Maintenance includes ?

A. Error corrections
B. Enhancements of capabilities
C. Deletion of obsolete capabilities
D. All of the mentioned

The modification of the software to match changes in the ever changing environment, falls under which category of software maintenance ?

A. Corrective
B. Adaptive
C. Perfective
D. Preventive