PHR/SPHR PRACTICE TEST WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
PERT Chart (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) - correct Answer-Which of
the following BEST shows a project's critical path?
Identifying threats and opportunities - correct Answer-Which of the following is an
integral part of strategy development?
SHRM - correct Answer-Largest HR-related professional organization in the world?
Formerly known as American Society for Personnel Administration
Supply Chain - correct Answer-Not commonly performed by the HR department of large
organization
Capacity - correct Answer-Operational term that refer to the ability to produce output
A policy - correct Answer-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 Answer-According to the Department of Labor's
definition, which of the following IS NOT a characteristic of a profession?
Organizing - correct Answer-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 Answer-Human Resource Management System
Data Warehouse - correct Answer-Large database storing HR and employee metrtics
Brand Equity - correct Answer-Value associated with brand name
Veto - correct Answer-The action of postponing or canceling a bill
Relative appoarch - correct Answer-Elimiates the need to set internal performance
goals because it focuses on how the company performs against it's peers.
GANNT Chart - correct Answer-Project managment tool that show the start and end
times of a project
,Growth - correct Answer-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 Answer-Roughly what percentage of the data will fall within -1/+1 Standard
Deviation?
Backed up routinely - correct Answer-To ensure the availability and integrity of data
within an HR database, the data should be:
Increase in manual process - correct Answer-NOT a common benefit found with
implemeting HR Technologies
A virtual organization - correct Answer-Which of the following BEST fits into an organic
organization
Strategies - correct Answer-Which of the foloowing is NOT a component of SWOT
analysis
Benchmarking - correct Answer-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 Answer-Which of the following BEST describes a catalogue of
the abilities and experiences of a company's workforce
Quorum - correct Answer-This term refers to the minimum number of members of an
assembly that must be present to make meeting valid?
Assets - correct Answer-Equal to a company's liabilities plus their owners's equity.
Is continual - correct Answer-Which of the following is not a typical characteristic of a
project?
A snapshot of a company's financial condition - correct Answer-in accounting, a balance
sheet shows
Zero-based budgeting - correct Answer-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 Answer-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 Answer-Number of employees a manager directs
, HR audit - correct Answer-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 Answer-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 Answer-Which of the following BEST describes "analysis paralysis"?
Correlation - correct Answer-Which of the following is NOT considered a measure of
central tendency?
3 - correct Answer-What is the "Mean" of the following set of numbers: 1,1,3,3,5,5
Fairly diverse - correct Answer-If you have a large standard deviation, this means the
data is:
Qualitative analysis - correct Answer-Research that utlizes open-ended questions BEST
falls into which category
Sandwich generation - correct Answer-The portion of baby boomers that is caring for
both their children and their parents is known as:
Utility patent - correct Answer-which of the following patent types BEST protects the
invention
Their peers - correct Answer-An organization is using a forced ranking appraisal method
to rate employees. This method ranks employees against:
Cause-and-effect diagram - correct Answer-Another term for the Ishikawa Chart is the:
Redesigning jobs - correct Answer-Which of the following is NOT considered a human
process intervention?
Vague - correct Answer-Should NOT be used in determining an objective
Problem identification - correct Answer-What is the first step in the scientific method
Construct validity - correct Answer-Which of the following will help you determine if a
measurement actually measures something that cannot be directly observed
If data is valid, it must be reliable - correct Answer-Which of the following is true?
99% - correct Answer-Which of the follow percentages (approximated) reflect three
standard deviations away from the mean?
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
PERT Chart (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) - correct Answer-Which of
the following BEST shows a project's critical path?
Identifying threats and opportunities - correct Answer-Which of the following is an
integral part of strategy development?
SHRM - correct Answer-Largest HR-related professional organization in the world?
Formerly known as American Society for Personnel Administration
Supply Chain - correct Answer-Not commonly performed by the HR department of large
organization
Capacity - correct Answer-Operational term that refer to the ability to produce output
A policy - correct Answer-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 Answer-According to the Department of Labor's
definition, which of the following IS NOT a characteristic of a profession?
Organizing - correct Answer-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 Answer-Human Resource Management System
Data Warehouse - correct Answer-Large database storing HR and employee metrtics
Brand Equity - correct Answer-Value associated with brand name
Veto - correct Answer-The action of postponing or canceling a bill
Relative appoarch - correct Answer-Elimiates the need to set internal performance
goals because it focuses on how the company performs against it's peers.
GANNT Chart - correct Answer-Project managment tool that show the start and end
times of a project
,Growth - correct Answer-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 Answer-Roughly what percentage of the data will fall within -1/+1 Standard
Deviation?
Backed up routinely - correct Answer-To ensure the availability and integrity of data
within an HR database, the data should be:
Increase in manual process - correct Answer-NOT a common benefit found with
implemeting HR Technologies
A virtual organization - correct Answer-Which of the following BEST fits into an organic
organization
Strategies - correct Answer-Which of the foloowing is NOT a component of SWOT
analysis
Benchmarking - correct Answer-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 Answer-Which of the following BEST describes a catalogue of
the abilities and experiences of a company's workforce
Quorum - correct Answer-This term refers to the minimum number of members of an
assembly that must be present to make meeting valid?
Assets - correct Answer-Equal to a company's liabilities plus their owners's equity.
Is continual - correct Answer-Which of the following is not a typical characteristic of a
project?
A snapshot of a company's financial condition - correct Answer-in accounting, a balance
sheet shows
Zero-based budgeting - correct Answer-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 Answer-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 Answer-Number of employees a manager directs
, HR audit - correct Answer-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 Answer-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 Answer-Which of the following BEST describes "analysis paralysis"?
Correlation - correct Answer-Which of the following is NOT considered a measure of
central tendency?
3 - correct Answer-What is the "Mean" of the following set of numbers: 1,1,3,3,5,5
Fairly diverse - correct Answer-If you have a large standard deviation, this means the
data is:
Qualitative analysis - correct Answer-Research that utlizes open-ended questions BEST
falls into which category
Sandwich generation - correct Answer-The portion of baby boomers that is caring for
both their children and their parents is known as:
Utility patent - correct Answer-which of the following patent types BEST protects the
invention
Their peers - correct Answer-An organization is using a forced ranking appraisal method
to rate employees. This method ranks employees against:
Cause-and-effect diagram - correct Answer-Another term for the Ishikawa Chart is the:
Redesigning jobs - correct Answer-Which of the following is NOT considered a human
process intervention?
Vague - correct Answer-Should NOT be used in determining an objective
Problem identification - correct Answer-What is the first step in the scientific method
Construct validity - correct Answer-Which of the following will help you determine if a
measurement actually measures something that cannot be directly observed
If data is valid, it must be reliable - correct Answer-Which of the following is true?
99% - correct Answer-Which of the follow percentages (approximated) reflect three
standard deviations away from the mean?
