MCQ Questions
Q.1.
PERT analysis computes the variance of the total project completion time as:
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    The sum of the variances of all activities on the critical path.
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    Planning, scheduling, and controlling
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    Only critical activities contribute to the project variances.
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    are used when two activities have identical starting and ending events.
Q.2.
An activity on a PERT network has these time estimates: optimistic =2, most likely = 3, and pessimisticIts expected time and variance (if it is a critical activity) are:
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    Slack time
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    3.67 and 1
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    19 days
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    Early Start
Q.3.
An activity has an optimistic time of 15 days, a most likely time of 18 days, and a pessimistic time of 27 days. What is the expected time?
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    3.67 and 1
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    19 days
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    Early Start
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    Slack time
Q.4.
With respect to PERT and CPM, slack__________
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    Crashing shortens the project duration by assigning more resources to one or more of the critical tasks.
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    Gantt charts are visual devices that show the duration of activities in a project.
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    is the amount of time a task may be delayed without changing the overall project completion time.
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    because near-critical paths could become critical paths with small delays in these activities
Q.5.
The Beta distribution is used in project management to
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    longest time path through the network
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    No activity in the network must be repeated.
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    calculate expected activity times
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    Planning, scheduling, and controlling
Q.6.
The three phases involved in the management of large projects are:
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    longest time path through the network
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    Planning, scheduling, and controlling
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    calculate expected activity times
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    Crashing shortens the project duration by assigning more resources to one or more of the critical tasks.
Q.7.
__________ is the amount of time an individual activity in a network can be delayed without delaying the entire project.
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    3.67 and 1
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    19 days
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    Slack time
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    Early Start
Q.8.
An activity has an optimistic time of 11 days, a most likely time of 15 days, and a pessimistic time of 23 days. What is its variance?
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    5.33
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    4
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    1.22
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    2.33
Q.9.
In a PERT network, non-critical activities that have little slack need to be monitored closely__________
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    because near-critical paths could become critical paths with small delays in these activities
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    is the amount of time a task may be delayed without changing the overall project completion time.
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    Gantt charts are visual devices that show the duration of activities in a project.
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    Crashing shortens the project duration by assigning more resources to one or more of the critical tasks.
Q.10.
The EF of an activity is the:
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    No activity in the network must be repeated.
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    Early Start
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    ES + Activity Time
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    longest time path through the network
Q.11.
A project's critical path is composed of activities A (variance .33), B (variance .67), C (variance .33), and D (variance .17). What is the standard deviation on the critical path?
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    2.33
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    4
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    1.22
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    5.33
Q.12.
Dummy activities__________
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    The sum of the variances of all activities on the critical path.
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    is the amount of time a task may be delayed without changing the overall project completion time.
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    are used when two activities have identical starting and ending events.
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    because near-critical paths could become critical paths with small delays in these activities
Q.13.
Which of the following statements regarding PERT analysis is true?
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    Only critical activities contribute to the project variances.
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    Early Start
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    Gantt charts are visual devices that show the duration of activities in a project.
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    No activity in the network must be repeated.
Q.14.
A simple CPM network has five activities, A, B, C, D, and E. A is an immediate predecessor of C and of D. B is also an immediate predecessor of C and of D. C and D are both immediate predecessors of E. Given the above scenario, how many networks are in this path?
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    Planning, scheduling, and controlling
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    There are four paths in the network.
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    Work Breakdown Structure
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    calculate expected activity times