CEM 301 TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of these is not a responsibility of the sender of the message?
Use words receiver can understand
Reduce distractions
Commit to the sender
Listen for feedback
Obtain commitment from receiver - Answer-Commit to the sender
______________ is an advantage of effective listening.
Building relationships
Building a good reputation
All of the listed advantages
Saving time
Increased productivity - Answer-All of the listed advantages
Compressing a project schedule requires
increasing the float for non-critical activities
making the critical path longer
decreasing the float for non-critical activities
making the critical path shorter - Answer-making the critical path shorter
The NIL, network interaction limit, must be smaller than the number of days to shorten
an activity on the critical path. - Answer-False
The activity that ___________ and least duration occurs when cost of the activity
graphed over time:
has the shortest duration
has the highest cost
has the longest duration
has the lowest cost - Answer-has the lowest cost
When a project is updated, the critical path may change either in route or length. -
Answer-True
An example of units completed measures is:
, A. CYDs excavated over total CYDs planned
B. Roof over foundation
C. Inches over foot
D. Feet over mile - Answer-A. CYDs excavated over total CYDs planned
Project controls include each of these except:
A. Time or cost ratio
B. Superintendent opinion
C. Incremental milestones
D. Owner's opinion - Answer-D. Owner's opinion
An engineering design firm does not need to know how to control a project (the develop
of the design of a building or highway). - Answer-False
Supervisor's opinion of percent complete is a ______________ measure.
A. Objective
B. Subjective
C. Successive
D. Iterative - Answer-B. Subjective
If a pipe installation activity takes one week to complete 1,000 linear feet, the
productivity of the activity is:
A. 5,000 linear feet per week
B. 200 linear feet per day
C. 400 linear feet per hour
D. 500 linear feet per day - Answer-B. 200 linear feet per day
Predecessor and successor activities on a linear schedule can (choose all valid
answers)
A. Finish at the same time
B. Have a minimum buffer between them
C. Cross so the successor becomes a predecessor
D. Start at the same time - Answer-A. Finish at the same time
B. Have a minimum buffer between them
D. Start at the same time
(This is the same as a finish-finish relationship
A buffer can be based on time or distance.
This is the same as a start-start network relationship)
An activity in a linear schedule usually is represented by a line which shows
A. The ratio of workers to supervisors on the activity
B. The rate of expenditures on the project, usually dollars per day
C. The direction of the activity, usually north, south, east, or west
ANSWERS
Which of these is not a responsibility of the sender of the message?
Use words receiver can understand
Reduce distractions
Commit to the sender
Listen for feedback
Obtain commitment from receiver - Answer-Commit to the sender
______________ is an advantage of effective listening.
Building relationships
Building a good reputation
All of the listed advantages
Saving time
Increased productivity - Answer-All of the listed advantages
Compressing a project schedule requires
increasing the float for non-critical activities
making the critical path longer
decreasing the float for non-critical activities
making the critical path shorter - Answer-making the critical path shorter
The NIL, network interaction limit, must be smaller than the number of days to shorten
an activity on the critical path. - Answer-False
The activity that ___________ and least duration occurs when cost of the activity
graphed over time:
has the shortest duration
has the highest cost
has the longest duration
has the lowest cost - Answer-has the lowest cost
When a project is updated, the critical path may change either in route or length. -
Answer-True
An example of units completed measures is:
, A. CYDs excavated over total CYDs planned
B. Roof over foundation
C. Inches over foot
D. Feet over mile - Answer-A. CYDs excavated over total CYDs planned
Project controls include each of these except:
A. Time or cost ratio
B. Superintendent opinion
C. Incremental milestones
D. Owner's opinion - Answer-D. Owner's opinion
An engineering design firm does not need to know how to control a project (the develop
of the design of a building or highway). - Answer-False
Supervisor's opinion of percent complete is a ______________ measure.
A. Objective
B. Subjective
C. Successive
D. Iterative - Answer-B. Subjective
If a pipe installation activity takes one week to complete 1,000 linear feet, the
productivity of the activity is:
A. 5,000 linear feet per week
B. 200 linear feet per day
C. 400 linear feet per hour
D. 500 linear feet per day - Answer-B. 200 linear feet per day
Predecessor and successor activities on a linear schedule can (choose all valid
answers)
A. Finish at the same time
B. Have a minimum buffer between them
C. Cross so the successor becomes a predecessor
D. Start at the same time - Answer-A. Finish at the same time
B. Have a minimum buffer between them
D. Start at the same time
(This is the same as a finish-finish relationship
A buffer can be based on time or distance.
This is the same as a start-start network relationship)
An activity in a linear schedule usually is represented by a line which shows
A. The ratio of workers to supervisors on the activity
B. The rate of expenditures on the project, usually dollars per day
C. The direction of the activity, usually north, south, east, or west
