1 The critical path in a network is the path that:

　　A Has the greatest degree of risk.

　　B Will elongate the project if the activities on this path take longer than anticipated.

　　C Must be completed before all other paths.

　　D All of the above.

　　E A and B only.

　　ans:B

　　2 The major difference between PERT and CPM networks is:

　　A PERT requires three time estimates whereas CPM requires one time estimate.

　　B PERT is used for construction projects whereas CPM is used for R & D.

　　C PERT addresses only time whereas CPM also includes cost and resource availability.

　　D PERT requires computer solutions whereas CPM is a manual technique.

　　E PERT is measured in days whereas CPM uses weeks or months.

　　ans:A

　　3 A calendar that identifies when a project may be performed on an activity is called a:

　　A Project calendar.

　　B Resource calendar.

　　C Milestone point.

　　D Key point.

　　E Work unit.

　　ans:A

　　4 Planning activities such that predetermined resource availability pools are not exceeded is called:

　　A Resource leveling.

　　B Manpower leveling.

　　C Resource limited planning.

　　D Manpower planning.

　　E Manpower contingency planning.

　　ans:C

　　5 A comparison of completion status to baseline is referred to as _____.

　　A Earned value measurement.

　　B Percent complete.

　　C ACWP.

　　D BCWS

　　E None of above.

　　ans:A

　　6 The logical relationship that communicates a delay between the start/finish of one activity and the start/finish of another activity is referred to as:

　　A Slack

　　B Free float.

　　C Restricted float.

　　D Level float.

　　E Lag

　　ans:E

　　7 Overlapping activities on a project, such as design and construction, is referred to as:

　　A Fast tracking

　　B Risk conversion.

　　C Parallel management.

　　D Process improvement.

　　E Synchronous manufacturing

　　ans:A

　　8 A computer tape which contains historical project information is called ____ tape.

　　A Database

　　B Baseline.

　　C Archive.

　　D Lessons learned.

　　E Life cycle summary.

　　ans:C

　　9 Which method shown below is acceptable for reducing cost or shortening the schedule?

　　A “Crashing”

　　B Changing scope.

　　C Performing activities in parallel rather than in series.

　　D All of the above.

　　E A and C only.

　　ans:D

　　10 In general, attempts to smooth out period to period resources will _____ the scheduled time and _____ project costs.

　　A Increase, decrease.

　　B Increase, increase

　　C Increase, increase or decrease.

　　D Decrease, decrease.

　　E Decrease, increase.

　　ans:B

　　11 Assigning resources in an attempt to find the shortest project schedule consistent with fixed resource limits is called resource _____.

　　A Allocation.

　　B Partitioning

　　C Leveling

　　D Quantification.

　　E None of above.

　　ans:A

　　12 Smoothing out resource requirements from period to period is called resource _____.

　　A Allocation.

　　B Partitioning

　　C Leveling.

　　D Quantification

　　E None of above.

　　ans:C

　　13 Guidelines for estimating time durations include:

　　A Assuming a normal level of labor and equipment.

　　B Assuming a normal work week.

　　C Using consistent time units

　　D Using past actual durations as guides.

　　E All or part of each of the above.

　　ans:E

　　14 Which of the following networking methods allows us to show that the last 10% of one element cannot be completed until 62% of a previous element has been completed?

　　A PERT

　　B ADM

　　C PDM

　　D All of the above.

　　E A and C only.

　　ans:C

　　15 In the PDM, common constraints include:

　　A Start-to-start

　　B Finish-to-start

　　C Finish-to-finish

　　D B and C only

　　E A, B, and C.

　　ans:E

　　16 Activities with zero time duration are referred to as:

　　A Critical path activites.

　　B Noncritical path activities.

　　C Slack time activities.

　　D Dummies

　　E None of above.

　　ans:D

　　17 In the arrow diagramming method （ADM）， _____ do not consume time or resources.

　　A Events.

　　B Activities

　　C Slack elements.

　　D B and C only.

　　E All of the above.

　　ans:A

　　18 On a precedence diagram, the arrow between two boxes is called:

　　A An activity.

　　B A constraint.

　　C An event.

　　D The critical path.

　　E None of above.

　　ans:B

　　19 A project element which lies between two events is called:

　　A An activity.

　　B A critical path method.

　　C A slack milestone.

　　D A timing slot.

　　E A calendar completion point.

　　ans:A

　　20 The basic terminology for networks includes:

　　A Activities, events, manpower, skill levels and slack.

　　B Activities, documentation, events, manpower and skill levels.

　　C Slack, activities, events, and time estimates.

　　D Time estimates, slack, sponsorship involvement, and activities.

　　E Time estimates, slack time, report writing, life cycle phases, and crashing times.

　　ans:C