Participating in Meetings Quiz

What does accreditation mean?

• The act of measuring an instrument

• Official recognition that standards are met

• A point of reference for comparison

• The process of drafting regulations

To accredit means to:

• Calibrate equipment

• Grant official approval

• Record non-conformities

• Write technical specifications

Standardization is the process of:

• Ensuring products fail requirements

• Developing and applying technical standards

• Auditing laboratories

• Writing policy documents

To implement a guideline is to:

• Postpone its review

• Put it into operation

• Translate it into Spanish

• Verify its conformity

Compliance refers to:

• The science of measurement

• Conforming to a rule or regulation

• An external inspection

• A failure to meet a requirement

To comply means:

• To disagree politely

• To act according to a rule or request

• To outline a plan

• To set benchmarks

Conformity is:

• A document that proves standards are met

• Recording calibration records

• The state of matching a specification

• A basic structure underlying a system

Certification is best defined as:

• A set of principles to guide decisions

• Official proof of conformity to standards

• The process of drafting regulations

• A detailed description of requirements

Traceability allows you to:

• Record every calibration run

• Trace an item’s history or location

• Grant accreditation

• Verify non-conformities

Benchmark means:

• A careful examination of equipment

• A standard for comparison

• The science of measurement

• A rule enforced by an authority