COSC 475 Exam 2 ACTUAL UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

COSC 475 Exam 2 ACTUAL UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Purpose of scheduling - CORRECT ANSWER - to determine:
- project duration
- critical activities (paths)
- early start schedule
- late start schedule


bar chart (gantt chart) characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - - horizontal bar chart
- illustrate start and finish of activities
- dependency between activities is typically not shown
- easy to show current schedule status or % complete
- length of bar corresponds to activity duration


bar chart advantages - CORRECT ANSWER - - easy to present project tasks, their
durations, and anticipated start and finish dates
- no special knowledge needed to determine status of project
- suitable for small/simple projects
- created with scheduling software


bar chart disadvantages - CORRECT ANSWER - - don't show relationships
- difficult to update schedule
- hard to determine downstream effects of changes
- unsuitable for long or large projects


bar chart preparations - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. identify activities
2. estimate activity durations