A Soft Constraint

question 81

Multiple Choice

A soft constraint

• A) represents a target a decision-maker would like to achieve
• B) is always tight
• C) cannot be violated
• D) typically represents a single goal

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Definitions:

Washers

Flat disks with a hole in the middle, typically made of metal or plastic, used to distribute the load of a threaded fastener, like a bolt or nut.

Bolts

Fasteners consisting of a head and a cylinder-shaped body, with threading along part of its length, designed to be used with a nut.

American Call Option

A financial contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock, bond, commodity, or other asset at a specified price within a specified time period.

Boundary Values

Specific points which are used in software testing to check the behavior of a program at the start or end of a range of acceptable inputs.