PHR/SPHR PRACTICE TEST || with Complete Solutions.
PERT Chart (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) correct answers Which of the
following BEST shows a project's critical path?
Identifying threats and opportunities correct answers Which of the following is an integral part of
strategy development?
SHRM correct answers Largest HR-related professional organization in the world? Formerly
known as American Society for Personnel Administration
Supply Chain correct answers Not commonly performed by the HR department of large
organization
Capacity correct answers Operational term that refer to the ability to produce output
A policy correct answers Describes a broad statement made by an organization that reflects their
philosophy about a certain set of employee or management activities.
Recognition by the OFCCP correct answers According to the Department of Labor's definition,
which of the following IS NOT a characteristic of a profession?
Organizing correct answers An HR manager is assigning staff and allocating resources to a new
benefits initiative that is being implemented. The HR manager is using which of the following
management functions:
HRMS correct answers Human Resource Management System
Data Warehouse correct answers Large database storing HR and employee metrtics
Brand Equity correct answers Value associated with brand name
Veto correct answers The action of postponing or canceling a bill
Relative appoarch correct answers Elimiates the need to set internal performance goals because it
focuses on how the company performs against it's peers.
GANNT Chart correct answers Project managment tool that show the start and end times of a
project
Growth correct answers A company is experiencing scheduling and backlog issues because it
cannot keep up with the increasin demand s of its customers. this is a characteristic of which
stage of the organizational life cycle?
2/3 correct answers Roughly what percentage of the data will fall within -1/+1 Standard
Deviation?
, Backed up routinely correct answers To ensure the availability and integrity of data within an
HR database, the data should be:
Increase in manual process correct answers NOT a common benefit found with implemeting HR
Technologies
A virtual organization correct answers Which of the following BEST fits into an organic
organization
Strategies correct answers Which of the foloowing is NOT a component of SWOT analysis
Benchmarking correct answers As an HR manager, you need to compare your organization's
turnover with other similar sized companies in your industry. Which of the following would be
the best method to use
Skills inventory correct answers Which of the following BEST describes a catalogue of the
abilities and experiences of a company's workforce
Quorum correct answers This term refers to the minimum number of members of an assembly
that must be present to make meeting valid?
Assets correct answers Equal to a company's liabilities plus their owners's equity.
Is continual correct answers Which of the following is not a typical characteristic of a project?
A snapshot of a company's financial condition correct answers in accounting, a balance sheet
shows
Zero-based budgeting correct answers The CFO of your company wants tyou to put together a
budget for the upcoming fiscal year staring from scratch. Which of the following budgeting
methods does this BEST describe?
Profit correct answers The for components of marketing can be characterized using the four P's.
Which of the following IS NOT one of the P's of marketing?
Span of Control correct answers Number of employees a manager directs
HR audit correct answers As an HR manager, you want to evaluate the current effectiveness of
your department. Which method BEST fits with your goal?
Improves unity of command correct answers All of the following are characteristics of a matrix
structures EXCEPT:
Data is collected and analyzed but a decision is not made and no action is taken correct answers
Which of the following BEST describes "analysis paralysis"?
PERT Chart (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) correct answers Which of the
following BEST shows a project's critical path?
Identifying threats and opportunities correct answers Which of the following is an integral part of
strategy development?
SHRM correct answers Largest HR-related professional organization in the world? Formerly
known as American Society for Personnel Administration
Supply Chain correct answers Not commonly performed by the HR department of large
organization
Capacity correct answers Operational term that refer to the ability to produce output
A policy correct answers Describes a broad statement made by an organization that reflects their
philosophy about a certain set of employee or management activities.
Recognition by the OFCCP correct answers According to the Department of Labor's definition,
which of the following IS NOT a characteristic of a profession?
Organizing correct answers An HR manager is assigning staff and allocating resources to a new
benefits initiative that is being implemented. The HR manager is using which of the following
management functions:
HRMS correct answers Human Resource Management System
Data Warehouse correct answers Large database storing HR and employee metrtics
Brand Equity correct answers Value associated with brand name
Veto correct answers The action of postponing or canceling a bill
Relative appoarch correct answers Elimiates the need to set internal performance goals because it
focuses on how the company performs against it's peers.
GANNT Chart correct answers Project managment tool that show the start and end times of a
project
Growth correct answers A company is experiencing scheduling and backlog issues because it
cannot keep up with the increasin demand s of its customers. this is a characteristic of which
stage of the organizational life cycle?
2/3 correct answers Roughly what percentage of the data will fall within -1/+1 Standard
Deviation?
, Backed up routinely correct answers To ensure the availability and integrity of data within an
HR database, the data should be:
Increase in manual process correct answers NOT a common benefit found with implemeting HR
Technologies
A virtual organization correct answers Which of the following BEST fits into an organic
organization
Strategies correct answers Which of the foloowing is NOT a component of SWOT analysis
Benchmarking correct answers As an HR manager, you need to compare your organization's
turnover with other similar sized companies in your industry. Which of the following would be
the best method to use
Skills inventory correct answers Which of the following BEST describes a catalogue of the
abilities and experiences of a company's workforce
Quorum correct answers This term refers to the minimum number of members of an assembly
that must be present to make meeting valid?
Assets correct answers Equal to a company's liabilities plus their owners's equity.
Is continual correct answers Which of the following is not a typical characteristic of a project?
A snapshot of a company's financial condition correct answers in accounting, a balance sheet
shows
Zero-based budgeting correct answers The CFO of your company wants tyou to put together a
budget for the upcoming fiscal year staring from scratch. Which of the following budgeting
methods does this BEST describe?
Profit correct answers The for components of marketing can be characterized using the four P's.
Which of the following IS NOT one of the P's of marketing?
Span of Control correct answers Number of employees a manager directs
HR audit correct answers As an HR manager, you want to evaluate the current effectiveness of
your department. Which method BEST fits with your goal?
Improves unity of command correct answers All of the following are characteristics of a matrix
structures EXCEPT:
Data is collected and analyzed but a decision is not made and no action is taken correct answers
Which of the following BEST describes "analysis paralysis"?
