Question 1

A _________ activity is one that has more than one activity immediately following it.

Accepted Answer

A)  Burst 
B)  Merge 
C)  Parallel 
D)  Slack 
E)  Dangling

Question 2

________ activities must be completed immediately before a particular activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Merge 
B)  Burst 
C)  Predecessor 
D)  Successor 
E)  Parallel

Question 3

If a project has more than one activity that can begin when the project is to start, a common start node should be used to indicate a clear project beginning on the network. Without a common start node, each path is a

Accepted Answer

A)  critical path. 
B)  parallel path. 
C)  dangler path. 
D)  multiple start path. 
E)  confused path.

Question 4

Determine the critical path, total slacks for each activity and project duration for the network represented by the following table. Discuss the degree of sensitivity embodied by the network.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

A sequence of connected, dependent activities is termed a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  path of events. 
B)  parallel path. 
C)  activity chain. 
D)  path. 
E)  dependent chain.

Question 6

A merge activity is one that merges with other activities into a succeeding activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Consider the following table of activities A through G in which A is the start node and G is the stop node.

Accepted Answer

A)  0 
B)  1 
C)  2 
D)  3 
E)  4

Question 8

Arrows on an activity-on-node (AON) project network represent

Accepted Answer

A)  an activity. 
B)  project flow. 
C)  dependency. 
D)  project flow and dependency. 
E)  an activity and dependency.

Question 9

The backward pass determines project duration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

If a network has more than one critical path but noncritical activities have very little slack, the network is considered to have a high level of sensitivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Consider the following table of activities A through G in which A is the start node and G is the stop node.

Accepted Answer

A)  A-B-F-G 
B)  A-B-E-G 
C)  A-C-D-G 
D)  A-C-E-G 
E)  A-C-F-G

Question 12

________ slack must be coordinated with all participants in the activities that follow in the chain.

Accepted Answer

A)  Free 
B)  Static 
C)  Total 
D)  Dynamic 
E)  Flexible

Question 13

A(n) _____________ calculates project duration.

Accepted Answer

A)  forward pass 
B)  backward pass 
C)  circular pass 
D)  complete enumeration 
E)  late finish

Question 14

It is possible for a project network to have more than one critical path.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Briefly describe looping and conditional statements and explain why they are not allowed when developing project networks.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

In the network computation process what is a forward pass and what three things does it determine?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

The ________ calculates the critical path and determines how long an activity can be delayed without delaying the project.

Accepted Answer

A)  backward pass 
B)  universal pass 
C)  forward pass 
D)  concurrent pass 
E)  parallel pass

Question 18

Different activities along the same path can have different total slack.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The critical path in a project network is the

Accepted Answer

A)  shortest path through the network. 
B)  longest path through the network. 
C)  network path with the most difficult activities. 
D)  network path using the most resources. 
E)  network path with the most merge activities.

Question 20

One piece of information that the arrows within the Activity-on-Node network can convey is

Accepted Answer

A)  the duration of an activity. 
B)  the amount of risk inherent in an activity. 
C)  how activities are related. 
D)  ES and EF for the activity. 
E)  LS and LF for the activity.

Exam 6: Developing a Project Schedule

A _________ activity is one that has more than one activity immediately following it.

________ activities must be completed immediately before a particular activity.

If a project has more than one activity that can begin when the project is to start, a common start node should be used to indicate a clear project beginning on the network. Without a common start node, each path is a

Determine the critical path, total slacks for each activity and project duration for the network represented by the following table. Discuss the degree of sensitivity embodied by the network.

A sequence of connected, dependent activities is termed a(n)

A merge activity is one that merges with other activities into a succeeding activity.

Consider the following table of activities A through G in which A is the start node and G is the stop node.

Arrows on an activity-on-node (AON) project network represent

The backward pass determines project duration.

If a network has more than one critical path but noncritical activities have very little slack, the network is considered to have a high level of sensitivity.

Consider the following table of activities A through G in which A is the start node and G is the stop node.

________ slack must be coordinated with all participants in the activities that follow in the chain.

A(n) _____________ calculates project duration.

It is possible for a project network to have more than one critical path.

Briefly describe looping and conditional statements and explain why they are not allowed when developing project networks.

In the network computation process what is a forward pass and what three things does it determine?

The ________ calculates the critical path and determines how long an activity can be delayed without delaying the project.

Different activities along the same path can have different total slack.

The critical path in a project network is the

One piece of information that the arrows within the Activity-on-Node network can convey is