MAR 3203 EXAM 3 PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEST
Which of the following is the basic assumption of PERT? - ANSWER
No activity in the network must be repeated.
PERT analysis computes the variance of the total project completion
time as: - ANSWER The sum of the variances of all activities on the
critical path.
The Beta distribution is used in project management to - ANSWER
Calculate expected activity times
Which of these statements regarding time-cost tradeoffs in CPM
networks is true? - ANSWER Crashing shortens the project duration by
assigning more resources to one or more of the critical tasks.
Which of the following statements regarding Gantt charts is true? -
ANSWER Gantt charts are visual devices that show the duration of
activities in a project.
Which of the following statements regarding PERT analysis is true? -
ANSWER Only critical activities contribute to the project variances.
The critical path of a network is the__________ - ANSWER longest
time path through the network.
The EF of an activity is the: - ANSWER ES + Activity time
An activity on a PERT network has these time estimates: optimistic = 1,
most likely = 2, and pessimistic = 5. Its expected time is: - ANSWER
2.33
An activity on a PERT network has these time estimates: optimistic = 2,
most likely = 5, and pessimistic = 10. Its expected time is: - ANSWER
5.33
Which of the following is the basic assumption of PERT? - ANSWER
No activity in the network must be repeated.
PERT analysis computes the variance of the total project completion
time as: - ANSWER The sum of the variances of all activities on the
critical path.
The Beta distribution is used in project management to - ANSWER
Calculate expected activity times
Which of these statements regarding time-cost tradeoffs in CPM
networks is true? - ANSWER Crashing shortens the project duration by
assigning more resources to one or more of the critical tasks.
Which of the following statements regarding Gantt charts is true? -
ANSWER Gantt charts are visual devices that show the duration of
activities in a project.
Which of the following statements regarding PERT analysis is true? -
ANSWER Only critical activities contribute to the project variances.
The critical path of a network is the__________ - ANSWER longest
time path through the network.
The EF of an activity is the: - ANSWER ES + Activity time
An activity on a PERT network has these time estimates: optimistic = 1,
most likely = 2, and pessimistic = 5. Its expected time is: - ANSWER
2.33
An activity on a PERT network has these time estimates: optimistic = 2,
most likely = 5, and pessimistic = 10. Its expected time is: - ANSWER
5.33
