COSC 475 Test 2 2025 Questions
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Purpose of Scheduling - ✔✔Determine - duration, critical activities, early start, late start
Characteristics of Bar Chart Schedule - ✔✔Horizontal chart;
Illustrate start & finish dates of activities;
Typically the dependency between activities is not shown;
Easy to show current schedule status or % complete;
Length corresponds to the duration of activity
Another name for Bar Chart - ✔✔Gantt Chart Schedule; Developed by Henry Gantt in
1910s
Advantages of Bar Chart Schedule - ✔✔Easy to present project tasks, durations, and
anticipated start & finish dates;
No special knowledge required;
Suitable for small or simple projects;
Created by scheduling software
Disadvantages of Bar Chart Schedule - ✔✔Typically do not show logic (relationships);
Difficult to update schedule;
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, Difficult to determine the downstream effect of changes;
Not suitable for long or large projects
Bar Chart Preparation - ✔✔Identify activities --> Estimate Durations --> Develop
sequence --> Construct Bar Chart
Identifying Activities - ✔✔Activities that need to be accomplished in order to complete
project;
Extremely important because activities selected must encompass all of the required
work to complete project;
Will serve as basis for monitoring and controlling the work during construction
Estimate Activity Duration - ✔✔Based on available resources
Develop Activity Sequence - ✔✔Must take into account the four types of relationships;
Relationships must be correctly incorporated into schedule
Types of relationships - ✔✔Physical, Safety, Resource, Preferential
Construct a Bar Chart - ✔✔Use activity breakdown, durations, and planned sequence to
create
What are the Network diagramming methods - ✔✔AOA and AON
Activity On Arrow (AOA) - ✔✔Also known as Arrow Diagramming Method (AON) or
I-J Network;
Finish to Start Relationship only
Activity On Node (AON) - ✔✔Also known as Precedence Diagramming Method
(PDM)'
Uses four types of relationships - (FS, SS, FF, SF)
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Purpose of Scheduling - ✔✔Determine - duration, critical activities, early start, late start
Characteristics of Bar Chart Schedule - ✔✔Horizontal chart;
Illustrate start & finish dates of activities;
Typically the dependency between activities is not shown;
Easy to show current schedule status or % complete;
Length corresponds to the duration of activity
Another name for Bar Chart - ✔✔Gantt Chart Schedule; Developed by Henry Gantt in
1910s
Advantages of Bar Chart Schedule - ✔✔Easy to present project tasks, durations, and
anticipated start & finish dates;
No special knowledge required;
Suitable for small or simple projects;
Created by scheduling software
Disadvantages of Bar Chart Schedule - ✔✔Typically do not show logic (relationships);
Difficult to update schedule;
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, Difficult to determine the downstream effect of changes;
Not suitable for long or large projects
Bar Chart Preparation - ✔✔Identify activities --> Estimate Durations --> Develop
sequence --> Construct Bar Chart
Identifying Activities - ✔✔Activities that need to be accomplished in order to complete
project;
Extremely important because activities selected must encompass all of the required
work to complete project;
Will serve as basis for monitoring and controlling the work during construction
Estimate Activity Duration - ✔✔Based on available resources
Develop Activity Sequence - ✔✔Must take into account the four types of relationships;
Relationships must be correctly incorporated into schedule
Types of relationships - ✔✔Physical, Safety, Resource, Preferential
Construct a Bar Chart - ✔✔Use activity breakdown, durations, and planned sequence to
create
What are the Network diagramming methods - ✔✔AOA and AON
Activity On Arrow (AOA) - ✔✔Also known as Arrow Diagramming Method (AON) or
I-J Network;
Finish to Start Relationship only
Activity On Node (AON) - ✔✔Also known as Precedence Diagramming Method
(PDM)'
Uses four types of relationships - (FS, SS, FF, SF)
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