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Scheduling a Deterministic Project MCQ

Successor Task is a task that follows a given task.

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Correct Answer: True

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Amount of time tasks may be delayed without delaying the project end date; also known as float is known as :

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Correct Answer: Slack

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A task that must be completed before following tasks can be started is called ___________ .

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Correct Answer: Predecessor Task

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Precedence network is a network of arcs and nodes used to represent the precedence relationships between tasks.

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Correct Answer: True

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Milestones are tasks that require zero time, have no associated direct costs, and are used to represent important events in the life of a project.

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Correct Answer: True

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LP in Programming of Project Management stands for:

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Correct Answer: Linear Programming

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Gantt chart is a bar chart where the duration of each task is represented by a horizontal bar.

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Correct Answer: True

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Part of the CPM calculations through a project’s precedence network that proceed from the starting node to the ending node is known as:

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Correct Answer: Forward Pass

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___________ is the amount of time tasks in a precedence network may be delayed without delaying the project end date; also known as slack.

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Correct Answer: Float

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A methodology used to calculate a project schedule in a deterministic project precedence network based on the longest path from the starting to the ending milestone is called ____________.

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Correct Answer: Critical Path Method (CPM)

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Critical Path is the longest path from the starting milestone to the ending milestone in a project’s precedence network.

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Correct Answer: True

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Part of the CPM calculations where you start at the end node of the project’s precedence network and move backward through the network is called ____________ .

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Correct Answer: Backward Pass

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A graph consisting of nodes connected by unidirectional arcs that contains no cycles is known as :

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Correct Answer: Acyclic Directed Network

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Activity-on-Node (AON) Network is a visual representation of a project as a network using arrows or arcs to represent tasks and nodes to represent events/milestones.

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Correct Answer: False

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Activity-on-Arc (AOA) Network is a visual representation of a project as a network using arrows or arcs to represent tasks and nodes to represent ______________ .

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Correct Answer: Both

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