Introduction to standardization-Reading test

It is NOT an advantage of using standards

• Reduce product liability risk

• Monitor the competition

• Improve product safety

• Easier market access

Which is a CORRECT statement about standards?

• They are difficult to assure product quality

• They can't build trust between customers and suppliers

• They are instruments for decreasing products marketability

• They define interfaces and compatibility requirements

DIN Standards are the results of work at national, European

or international level.

• True

• False

According to the project management at DIN nobody can submit a proposal for standards work.

• True

• False

Standards in Germany are financed with. More than one answer is correct

• Public expense

• Private funding

• Import taxes

• Membership fees

This is NOT a stage of the developing standards process in Europe

• Draft standard

• Standards harmonization

• Standards proposal

• Final draft

Standards can't help determine if a product is

“fault-free”

• True

• False

The “presumption of conformity” principle applies when

• _{A manufacturer complies with legal provisions by applying the relevant standards}

• A quality organization certifies the fulfilment of standards

• A company doesn't apply relevant standards

• A manufacturer complies with industrial or business law

These are CORRECT statements about International Standards. Choose more than one answer.

• They help protect the environment

• They represent interests of a particular group or stakeholder

• Most of them are mandatory worldwide

• They provide a framework for a common technical language

These are International Standards organizations.

• CEN and CENELEC

• AENOR and DIN

• ISO and IEC

• CEN and DIN