Title: Quiz: Introduction to Critical Infrastructure
Course: 2016FA-MCO-115-401 > Section: Module 1: Introduction to Mission Critical Infrastructure

Please read all the questions and possible answers carefully. Provide the best possible answer.

Q: A lack of funding is a barrier to the upkeep and repairs needed to the U.S. critical infrastructure.
- True
- False
A: True
If right: That is correct. Funding is a barrier to the critical infrastructure repair, refurbishment, and maintenance that are really needed.
If wrong: Incorrect. Funding is a barrier to the critical infrastructure repair, refurbishment, and maintenance that are really needed.

Q: A nation wide smart grid system would make it easier to utilize more renewable energy sources (like wind and solar).
- True
- False
A: True
If right: Correct. This is true, the smart grid would help enable renewable energy to be added to our nation's power grid.
If wrong: This in not correct. The smart grid would help enable renewable energy to be added to our nation's power grid.

Q: Critical Infrastructure is important only because its loss could cause a loss of life.
- True
- False
A: False
If right: Correct. You know that critical infrastructure is important for many reasons, including: life, quality of life, environment, the economy, public health and safety.
If wrong: Incorrect. Critical infrastructure is important for many reasons, including: life, quality of life, environment, the economy, public health and safety.

Q: Critical infrastructure is the systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital that the incapacity or destruction of such may have debilitating impact on the security, economy, public health or safety, environment, or any combination of those matters accross any Federal, State, regional, territorial, or local jurisdiction.
- True
- False
A: True
If right: Correct!
If wrong: Incorrect, critical infrastructure is, the systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital that the incapacity or destruction of such may have debilitating impact on the security, economy, public health or safety, environment, or any combination of those matters, across any Federal, State, regional, territorial, or local jurisdiction.

Q: Every day drinking water is lost in the United States due to leaking pipes.
- True
- False
A: True
If right: This is true! Unfortunately our water infrastructure is in need of repair and refurbishment, and it is not our only infrastructure system that needs attention.
If wrong: Unfortunately this is true. Our water infrastructure is in need of repair and refurbishment, and it is not our only infrastructure system that needs attention.

Q: It is important to think of our infrastructure in its environment. A particular infrastructure system has an impact on our natural environment, socioeconmic environment, and other infrastructure systems.
- True
- False
A: True
If right: Correct. This is very true, and is one of the reasons green infrastructure and clean energy concerns have come to the forefront lately.
If wrong: No, that is incorrect. The correct answer is true. In fact, it is very true - this is one of the reasons green infrastructure and clean energy concerns have come to the forefront of infrastructure topics lately.

Q: The Department of Homeland Security combined 22 different federal departments into one large umbrella organization in 2002. Their major purpose is to protect the homeland.
- True
- False
A: True
If right: Good! This is true.
If wrong: Incorrect. This is true. (The DHS combined 22 different federal departments and agencies into one. Keeping the critical infrastructure in the United States safe and secure is a major purpose of Department of Homeland Security whose primary mission is to protect our homeland.)

Q: The Department of Infrastructure gathers information and plans for hazards to infrastructure.
- True
- False
A: False
If right: Good! You know that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security does this work.
If wrong: No, that is incorrect. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security works to gather and analyze data related to planning for and responding to hazards to critical infrastructure. They work alongside the Office of Infrastructure Protection, which leads the effort to manage risks to the nation’s critical infrastructure.

Q: The advancements in technology have made making improvements to our critical infrastructure unimportant.
- True
- False
A: False
If right: That is correct. You knew that technology has advanced, but in a way that requires further infrastructure updates and maintenance, not in a way to cause them to be obsolete. (In order for humankind to keep up with the technological advancements that have been made, and in order to do so in a manner in which we protect our environment, respect our resources, and ensure that we are good stewards of critical infrastructure for future generations, we must invest our time, money, and resources in critical infrastructure.)
If wrong: No, that is not correct. Technology has advanced, but in a way that requires further infrastructure updates and maintenance, not in a way to cause them to be obsolete. (In order for humankind to keep up with the technological advancements that have been made, and in order to do so in a manner in which we protect our environment, respect our resources, and ensure that we are good stewards of critical infrastructure for future generations, we must invest our time, money, and resources in critical infrastructure.)

Q: The average age of all the bridges in the United States is 42.
- True
- False
A: True
If right: Correct.
If wrong: No, that is not correct. 42 is the average age of all the bridges in the United States.