CM 4101 MIDTERM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is a primary means that general contractors use to communicate the construction
plan to other parties? - Answers -Schedule
Which statements about a work breakdowns structure are true - Answers -A WBS
describes the entire scope of a project
A WBS helps to organize project activities
Which of the following scheduling technique are graphic representations using nodes
and links? - Answers -Networks
A critical activity is the one that has - Answers -Zero total float
What is a major difference between an arrow diagram and a precedence diagram -
Answers -An arrow diagram uses a node to represent a connection between two
activities, and a precedence diagram does not
An arrow diagram uses links to represent activities, and a precedence diagram does not
What is not true about classic bar charts - Answers -Bar charts often directly show
resource consumption of each activity
Bar charts can show the relative of each activity
In the bar chart, the free float is shown as - Answers -A horizontal dotted line between
each activity
A significant difference between planning and scheduling is - Answers -Scheduling
determines when to do, and planning determines what to do, how to do and by whom
What organizes the work of a project but does not address the sequencing and the
scheduling of project activities - Answers -Work Breakdown Structure
Which of the following is not true about an activity - Answers -An activity usually does
not need to be measurable
There is an activity: Installing exterior sheathing. A crew can install 1200 sf per day, and
the total quantity is 3200 st. Wat is the duration - Answers -3 days
To order activities, for each identified activity, what do we need to determine - Answers
--What activities can be concurrent with it
-Which activities must follow it
-Which activities must precede it
What are the major types of activities - Answers --production/construction
-procurement
What is a primary means that general contractors use to communicate the construction
plan to other parties? - Answers -Schedule
Which statements about a work breakdowns structure are true - Answers -A WBS
describes the entire scope of a project
A WBS helps to organize project activities
Which of the following scheduling technique are graphic representations using nodes
and links? - Answers -Networks
A critical activity is the one that has - Answers -Zero total float
What is a major difference between an arrow diagram and a precedence diagram -
Answers -An arrow diagram uses a node to represent a connection between two
activities, and a precedence diagram does not
An arrow diagram uses links to represent activities, and a precedence diagram does not
What is not true about classic bar charts - Answers -Bar charts often directly show
resource consumption of each activity
Bar charts can show the relative of each activity
In the bar chart, the free float is shown as - Answers -A horizontal dotted line between
each activity
A significant difference between planning and scheduling is - Answers -Scheduling
determines when to do, and planning determines what to do, how to do and by whom
What organizes the work of a project but does not address the sequencing and the
scheduling of project activities - Answers -Work Breakdown Structure
Which of the following is not true about an activity - Answers -An activity usually does
not need to be measurable
There is an activity: Installing exterior sheathing. A crew can install 1200 sf per day, and
the total quantity is 3200 st. Wat is the duration - Answers -3 days
To order activities, for each identified activity, what do we need to determine - Answers
--What activities can be concurrent with it
-Which activities must follow it
-Which activities must precede it
What are the major types of activities - Answers --production/construction
-procurement
