BUS 517 Final Exam – Strayer New
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Final Exam, Part 1: Chapters 6-8
Final Exam, Part 2, Chapters 9-12
Final Exam, Part 3: Chapters
13-14 and Chapter 16
Ch6
1. Information
to develop a project network is collected from the
A. Organization
breakdown structure
B. Work breakdown
structure
C. Budget
D. Project proposal
E. Responsibility matrix
2. Which
of the following represents an activity on an AON project
network?
A. An arrow
B. A line
C. A node
D. Both A
and B are correct
E. A, B, and C are all correct
3. Arrows
on an AON project network represent:
A. An activity
B. Project
flow
C. Dependency
D. Both B and C are correct
E. Both A and B
are correct
4. When
translated into a project network, a work package will become
A. A
single activity
B. One or more activities
C. A milestone
D. A
critical path
E. An arrow
5. Which
of the following is provided by a project network but not by the work breakdown
structure?
A. Dependencies
B. Sequencing
C. Interrelationships
D. Both
A and B are correct
E. A, B, and C are all correct
6. On
a project network, the activity times are derived from
the
A. Organization breakdown structure
B. Work
packages
C. Budget
D. Project proposal
E. Responsibility matrix
7. Part
of a project is to Develop Product Specifications. This is best
classified as a(n)
A. Event
B. Path
C. Activity
D. Node
E. Milestone
8. An
activity that has more than one dependency arrow flowing into it is termed
a(n)
A. Parallel activity
B. Critical path
C. Burst
activity
D. Merge activity
E. Independent activity
9. The
critical path in a project network is the
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
10. A/an
_________ activity has more than one dependency arrow flowing from
it.
A. Parallel
B. Critical
path
C. Burst
D. Merge
E. Independent
11. An
item on a project network is Design Software Completed. This is best
described as a(n)
A. Event
B. Path
C. Activity
D. Node
E. Milestone
12. Activities
which can take place at the same time are termed
A. Parallel
activity
B. Critical path
C. Burst activity
D. Merge
activity
E. Independent activity
13. A
sequence of connected, dependent activities is termed
a(n)
A. Critical path
B. Parallel path
C. Activity
chain
D. Path
E. Dependent chain
14. An
AON project network uses which of the following basic building
blocks?
A. Arrows
B. Bars
C. Nodes
D. Both A and C
are correct
E. A, B, and C are all correct
15. Which
of the following is not one of the basic rules to follow when developing
project networks?
A. An activity cannot begin until all preceding
activities have been completed
B. Each activity must have a unique
identification number
C. Conditional statements are allowed but looping
statements are not allowed
D. An activity identification number must be
larger that that of any preceding activities
E. Networks flow from left to
right
16. ________
activities must be completed immediately before a particular
activity.
A. Merge
B. Burst
C. Predecessor
D. Successor
E. Critical
17. ________
activities are to be completed immediately following a particular
activity.
A. Merge
B. Burst
C. Predecessor
D. Successor
E. Critical
18. The
forward pass in project network calculations determines
the
A. Earliest time's activities can begin
B. Earliest time's
activities can be finished
C. Duration of the project
D. Both A and B
are correct
E. A, B, and C are all correct
19. The
backward pass in project network calculations determines
the
A. Latest time's activities can begin
B. Earliest time's
activities can be finished
C. Critical path
D. Both A and C are
correct
E. A, B, and C are all correct
20. Which
of the following correctly calculates the early finish for an
activity?
A. LS + DUR
B. ES + DUR
C. LF + DUR
D. ES +
SL
E. LF + SL
21. Which
of the following correctly calculates the late start for an
activity?
A. EF - DUR
B. ES - DUR
C. LF - DUR
D. ES -
SL
E. LF - SLACK
22. The
amount of time an activity can be delayed and yet not delay the project is
termed
A. Total slack
B. Free slack
C. Critical
float
D. Float pad
E. Slip pad
23. Which
of the following will correctly calculate the total slack in an
activity?
A. LS - ES
B. LF - EF
C. LS - LF
D. LF -
ES
E. Both A and B are correct
24. The
laying pipe example in the text illustrates the concept
of
A. Laddering
B. Hammock activities
C. Critical
path
D. Concurrent engineering
E. Forward pass
25. Using
a special color copy machine for a tradeshow publication illustrates the
concept of
A. Laddering
B. Hammock activities
C. Critical
path
D. Concurrent engineering
E. Forward pass
26. If,
for some reason, the project must be expedited to meet an earlier date, which
of the following actions would the project manager take
first?
A. Check to see which activities cost the least
B. Check
to see which activities have the longest duration
C. Check to see which
activities are on the critical path
D. Check to see which activities have
the most slack
E. Check to see which activities have the highest risk
27. Typically
an activity on a project network represents
A. A single work
package
B. One or more tasks from a work package
C. Several work
packages
D. A sub-deliverable
E. A cost account
28. Project
network logic errors include which of the following?
A. Activities
with less than 1 day duration
B. Sequences such as "if test
successful build prototype, if failure redesign"
C. A sequence such
as B succeeds A, C succeeds B, A succeeds C
D. Both B and C are network
logic errors
E. A, B, and C are all network logic errors
29. Which
company utilized concurrent engineering to design a new line of cars and in the
process completed its development six months ahead of
schedule?
A. General Motors
B. Chrysler
C. Ford
D. Nissan
E. Toyota
30. The
minimum amount of time a dependent activity must be delayed to begin or end is
referred to
as:
A. Hammock
B. Laddering
C. Lag
D. Cushion
E. Buffer
31. The
requirement for a freshly poured foundation to cure before beginning
construction is an example of which of the following type of
lag?
A. Start to Start
B. Start to Finish
C. Finish to
Finish
D. Finish to Start
E. Any of these could be correct
32. Concurrent
engineering is a good example of good use of
A. Start to Start
lags
B. Start to Finish lags
C. Finish to Finish lags
D. Finish
to Start lags
E. Any of these could be correct
33. If
testing cannot be completed any earlier than four days after the prototype is
built, which of the following type of lag exists?
A. Start to
Start
B. Start to Finish
C. Finish to Finish
D. Finish to
Start
E. Any of these could be correct
34. Which
of the following represents an activity on an AOA project
network?
A. An arrow
B. A line
C. A node
D. Both A
and B are correct
E. A, B, and C are all correct
35. Nodes
on an AON project network represent:
A. An activity
B. An
event
C. Responsibility
D. Both B and C are correct
E. Both A
and B are correct
36. A(n)
________ is an element in the project that consumes time.
________________________________________
37. The
activity time estimates used to build a project network are derived from
________.
________________________________________
38. A
________ is an activity that has more than one
predecessor.
________________________________________
39. In
a ________ the delaying of any activity will delay the completion of the
project by the same amount.
________________________________________
40. Activities
that can take place at the same time if the manager wishes them to are called
________.
________________________________________
41. A
(n) ________ represents a point in time when an activity is started or
completed and does not consume
time.
________________________________________
42. A
(n) ________ has more than one successor
activity.
________________________________________
43. The
________ approach to creating project networks has come to dominate most
projects.
________________________________________
44. In
a project network, ________ (recycling through a set of activities) is not
permitted.
________________________________________
45. In
a project network, ________ indicate precedence and
flow.
________________________________________
46. The
________ method for creating project networks is sometimes called the
Precedence Diagram Method.
________________________________________
47. Activities
that must occur immediately before a given activity are called ________
activities.
________________________________________
48. Activities
that must immediately follow a given activity are called ________
activities.
________________________________________
49. Activities
that can occur while an activity is taking place are called ________
activities.
________________________________________
50. The
________ calculates the earliest times that activities can be started or
finished.
________________________________________
51. The
________ calculates the critical path and determines how long an activity can
be delayed without delaying the project.
________________________________________
52. An
activity is on the critical path if its ________ is the lowest in the
network.
________________________________________
53. ________
can never be negative and applies only to the last activity in a single chain
of activities.
________________________________________
54. A(n)
________ is the minimum amount of time a dependent activity must be delayed to
begin or end.
________________________________________
55. In
the ________ technique, an activity with a long duration is broken into smaller
segments so that the following activities can begin
sooner.
________________________________________
56. ____________
is defined as the difference between the EF of an activity and the ES of the activity
that follows it.
________________________________________
57. ___________
reflects the likelihood the original critical path(s) will change once the
project is initiated.
________________________________________
58. A
____________ lag exists if debug cannot begin until two days after coding has
started and that coding must be completed four days before debug can be
completed.
________________________________________
59. The
_________ lag is the most typical type of lag that is encountered in developing
networks.
________________________________________
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