QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWER WITH
EXPLANATION GRADED A+ STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN
NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1. Software Project Management is:
A. Planning and controlling software projects
B. Hardware maintenance
C. Network configuration
D. Database design only
Answer: A
Rationale: It focuses on managing software development projects.
2. A software project is:
A. A temporary effort to build software
B. Permanent system
C. Hardware setup
D. OS installation
Answer: A
Rationale: Projects have defined start and end.
3. Project management main goal is:
A. Deliver project on time and within budget
B. Increase hardware speed
C. Install OS
D. Design networks
Answer: A
Rationale: Efficiency in delivery.
4. Triple constraint includes:
A. Scope, time, cost
B. CPU, RAM, disk
C. OS, network, hardware
D. Code, test, deploy
Answer: A
Rationale: Core project limits.
,5. Project scope defines:
A. What is included in project
B. Budget only
C. Hardware design
D. OS features
Answer: A
Rationale: Project boundaries.
6. Project lifecycle includes:
A. Initiation, planning, execution, closure
B. Coding only
C. Testing only
D. Deployment only
Answer: A
Rationale: Standard phases.
7. Initiation phase is:
A. Defining project idea
B. Writing code
C. Testing system
D. Deploying software
Answer: A
Rationale: Starting stage.
8. Planning phase involves:
A. Scheduling and resource allocation
B. Hardware setup
C. OS installation
D. Network wiring
Answer: A
Rationale: Organizing work.
9. Execution phase is:
A. Doing project work
B. Planning only
C. Closing project
D. Designing only
Answer: A
Rationale: Implementation stage.
, 10. Closure phase includes:
A. Final delivery and documentation
B. Coding only
C. Testing only
D. Planning only
Answer: A
Rationale: Project completion.
11. Gantt chart is used for:
A. Project scheduling
B. Database design
C. OS design
D. Hardware repair
Answer: A
Rationale: Task timeline visualization.
12. Milestone is:
A. Significant project checkpoint
B. Programming error
C. Database field
D. Network device
Answer: A
Rationale: Progress marker.
13. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is:
A. Dividing work into smaller tasks
B. Database structure
C. OS structure
D. Network structure
Answer: A
Rationale: Task decomposition.
14. Risk in project management is:
A. Uncertain event affecting project
B. Guaranteed success
C. Hardware failure only
D. OS update
Answer: A
Rationale: Uncertainty factor.