CHAPTER 8
1. The authors recommend preparing a schedule for each __________.
a) work package in the WBS
b) task in the WBS
c) major task level in the WBS*
d) project that has a WBS
Response: Refer to the section: Background
2. In application, PERT(ADM) has primarily been used for __________.
a) construction projects
b) manufacturing projects
c) industrial projects
d) research and development projects*
Response: Refer to the section: Network Techniques: PERT (ADM) and CPM (PDM)
3. The critical activities in real-world projects typically constitute less than __________% of the total activities in the project.
a) 5
b) 10 *
c) 30
d) 50
Response: Refer to the section: Network Techniques: PERT (ADM) and CPM (PDM)
4. Which of the following is NOT a software tool, commonly used to manage projects, especially in relation to time and cost
budgets?
a) Microsoft Project
b) Microsoft Excel
c) Crystal Ball
d) Microsoft Word*
Response: Refer to the section: Using These Tools
5. In the AOA network, circles depict ________.
a) networks
b) events*
c) logical dependencies
d) dummy activities
Response: Refer to the section: Network Techniques: PERT (ADM) and CPM (PDM)
6. Most commercially available project management software applications use the __________.
a) GERT chart
b) Bar chart
c) AOA network
d) AON network*
Response: Refer to the section: Network Techniques: PERT (ADM) and CPM (PDM)
7. The calculation of the standard deviation for the beta distribution is based on the assumption that __________.
a) the range is divided by a count of the values used to compute the mean
b) the range is approximately equal to six times the standard deviation*
c) the standard deviation is 50 percent of the mean
d) the standard deviation is the square of the statistical variance
Response: Refer to the section: Network Techniques: PERT (ADM) and CPM (PDM)
8. Task F has duration of 10 days and an earliest start date of 20 days. Based on the given data, determine the early finish
duration for task F.
a) 10 days
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b) 20 days
c) 30 days*
d) 5 days
Response: Refer to the section: Network Techniques: PERT (ADM) and CPM (PDM)
9. The shortest time in which the entire network can be completed is referred to as the __________.
a) critical time of the network*
b) real duration of the network
c) elapsed time of the network
d) slack time of the network
Response: Refer to the section: Network Techniques: PERT (ADM) and CPM (PDM).
10. When using the beta distribution, the denominator of the formula for standard deviation should ________.
a) be approximately one-sixth of its range.
b) be adjusted by converting the range into the correct statistical variance
c) be adjusted by converting the range into the correct z-score value*
d) be adjusted by converting the range into 50 percent of the mean
Response: Refer to the section: Network Techniques: PERT (ADM) and CPM (PDM)
11. A precedence relationship where the completion of a successor activity depends on the completion of a predecessor
activity is called a __________.
a) start to finish dependency
b) finish to start dependency
c) finish to finish dependency*
d) start to start dependency
Response: Refer to the section: Network Techniques: PERT (ADM) and CPM (PDM)
12. Slack is also known as __________.
