QUEST Resource leveling _____.
A Allocates resources to activities to find shortest schedule within fixed resource limits.
B Smoothes out resource requirements by rescheduling activities within their float time.
C Smooths out resource requirements by substituting activities with unassigned resources.
D Attempts to reduce resource requirements within a constraint on project duration
E B or D
E
QUEST A(n) _____ is defined as a specified accomplishment in a particular instant in time which does not consume time or resources.
A Activity
B Event.
C Correlation
D Constant
E Event constrained within planned effort.
B
QUEST Which of the following impacts the critical path?
A Changing the task duration.
B Reduce the free float of an activity.
C Executing a backward pass
D A or B
E None of the above.
A
QUEST The range of time allowed for an activity to be completed in is the _____.
A Planned time (Duration).
B Float time (LS - ES, or LF - EF).
C Critical time (when ES = LS, or EF = LF).
D Scheduled time (LF - ES).
E Event.
D
QUEST Free float is the amount of time that an activity may be delayed with out affecting the _____.
A Early start of the succeeding activities.
B Late start of the succeeding activities.
C Project finish.
D Cost of the project.
E None of the above.
A
QUEST Using the problem stated in the Special window, Calculate the deviation of duration for the task, using the PERT concept of standard deviation of task duration.
A 0.5
B 1
C 1.8
D 2.2
E 2.8
C
QUEST In crashing a task, you would focus on:
A As many tasks as possible.
B Non critical tasks.
C Accelerating performance of tasks on critical path.
D Accelerate performance by minimizing cost.
E A and D.
C
QUEST Using the problem stated in the Special window, Calculate the expected value of duration (in days) using the PERT concept of the expected duration of a task
A 8
B 8.8
C 9.1
D 9.7
E 10.5
B
QUEST Using the WBS in the Special window, an instance of a work package is:
A Build house
B Excavate
C Prepare Foundation
D B and C
E None of the above
E
