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U.S. Standards System: Today and Tomorrow

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* 1. By using standards, businesses can:

Simplify product development

Enhance acceptability of products

Both

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* 2. In many industries, market access is enhanced by:

Product testing

Certification

Management system registration

All of the above

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* 3. Which statement is correct?

Harmonized standards are a group of standards approved by different standardization bodies.

Harmonized standards establish interchangeability of products, processes and services.

Harmonized standards are barriers to trade.

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* 4. Which statement is correct?:

A code is a standard or collection of standards that has been adopted by one or more governmental authorities and has the force of law.

A code is written by a government agency

A code is not mandatory

A code cannot be changed

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* 5. All of the following organizations develop standards: consortia, trade associations, professional societies, companies, government agencies, American National Standards Institute:

True

False

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* 6. Which statement is correct regarding balance in voluntary consensus standards?

No single interest category should constitute more than one-third of the membership of a committee.

A majority of the participants in a standards committee must be from industry.

No single interest category should constitute a majority of the membership of a committee dealing with product standards.

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* 7. The key principles of voluntary consensus standard are:

Due process

Openness

Balance

Consensus

All of the above

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* 8. Which statement is correct?

A standards developer does not have to be accredited by ANSI to have its standard approved as an American National Standard (ANS).

All national standards are American National Standards (ANS).

A standard developer has the choice of adopting an international standard as an American National Standard (ANS).

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* 9. Consensus means that a committee has reached unanimous agreement.

True

False

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* 10. How long does it take to produce a standard?

One year

Two years

Five years

6 months

Any of the above