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Exams of Advanced Education
Which of these statements is NOT true about project scheduling?
A. Project scheduling helps make better use of resources by identifying the
non-critical paths through the network.
B. Project scheduling identifies the precedence relationships among
activities.
C. Project scheduling encourages the setting of realistic time and cost
estimates for each activity.
D. Project scheduling shows the relationship of each activity to others. -
ANSWERA. Project scheduling helps make better use of resources by
identifying the non-critical paths through the network.
Which of the following is a limitation of PERT and CPM?
A. They can be used only to monitor schedules.
B. They are applicable to only a narrow variety of projects and industries.
C. There is the inherent danger of placing too much emphasis on the critical
path.
, D. The graphical nature of a network delays comprehension of the activity
list's interrelationships. - ANSWERC. There is the inherent danger of placing
too much emphasis on the critical path.
How is the EF computed?
A. Max{EF of all immediate predecessors}
B. ES + Activity time
C. LF −Activity time
D. Min{LS of all immediate following activities} - ANSWERB. ES + Activity time
The project organization may be LESS helpful when
A. the work contains complex interrelated tasks requiring specialized skills.
B. the job is familiar to the existing organization.
C. the project cuts across organizational lines.
D. work tasks can be defined with a specific goal and deadline. - ANSWERB.
the job is familiar to the existing organization.
Which of these time estimates is NOT used in PERT?
A. optimistic time
B. most likely time
C. pessimistic time
D. standard time - ANSWERD. standard time
Exams of Advanced Education
Which of these statements is NOT true about project scheduling?
A. Project scheduling helps make better use of resources by identifying the
non-critical paths through the network.
B. Project scheduling identifies the precedence relationships among
activities.
C. Project scheduling encourages the setting of realistic time and cost
estimates for each activity.
D. Project scheduling shows the relationship of each activity to others. -
ANSWERA. Project scheduling helps make better use of resources by
identifying the non-critical paths through the network.
Which of the following is a limitation of PERT and CPM?
A. They can be used only to monitor schedules.
B. They are applicable to only a narrow variety of projects and industries.
C. There is the inherent danger of placing too much emphasis on the critical
path.
, D. The graphical nature of a network delays comprehension of the activity
list's interrelationships. - ANSWERC. There is the inherent danger of placing
too much emphasis on the critical path.
How is the EF computed?
A. Max{EF of all immediate predecessors}
B. ES + Activity time
C. LF −Activity time
D. Min{LS of all immediate following activities} - ANSWERB. ES + Activity time
The project organization may be LESS helpful when
A. the work contains complex interrelated tasks requiring specialized skills.
B. the job is familiar to the existing organization.
C. the project cuts across organizational lines.
D. work tasks can be defined with a specific goal and deadline. - ANSWERB.
the job is familiar to the existing organization.
Which of these time estimates is NOT used in PERT?
A. optimistic time
B. most likely time
C. pessimistic time
D. standard time - ANSWERD. standard time
