bus375 Exam 2 Latest 2017
Question 1
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
Question 2
Which of the following is provided by both the project network and the work breakdown structure?
A. Dependencies
B. Sequencing
C. Interrelationships
D. Activity duration
E. Timing
Question 3
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 than that of any preceding activities
E. Networks flow from left to right
Question 4
Which of the following is true about hammock activities?
A. They are used to identify the use of fixed resources or costs over a segment of a project
B. They are a combination of Start to Start and Start to Finish lags
C. They are activities in which the costs are not subject to change
D. They are an alternative description for the critical path
E. They are highly sensitive
Question 5
Activities which XXX XXXX XXXXX at the same XXXX XXX XXXXXX
X. XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
X. XXXXXXXX path
C. Burst activity
X. Merge XXXXXXXX
X. XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
Question X
XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX a project XXXXXXX, a work XXXXXXX will XXXXXX+
A. X XXXXXX XXXXXXXX
B. One or XXXX activities
C. A XXXXXXXXX
X. A critical XXXX
X. XX arrow one or more XXXXXXXXXX
Question 7
If testing cannot be completed XXX XXXXXXX than four XXXX XXXXX the prototype XXX been built, what type of lag exists?
E) Any XX XXXXX could be correct
Question X
XXX XXXXXXXX pass in XXXXXXX network XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX of the XXXXXXXXX EXCEPT
X. XXXXXX time an XXXXXXXX can begin.
B. XXXXXXXX time an XXXXXXXX can XXXXXX.
X. XXX critical path.
X. XXX XXXX an XXXXXXXX can be delayed.
E. XXXXXX time an XXXXXXXX can finish.
XXXXXXXX X
XXX XXXXXXXXXXX for a freshly XXXXXX foundation to cure XXXXXX beginning XXXXXXXXXXXX XX an XXXXXXX of which of XXX XXXXXXXXX type XX lag?
A. XXXXX XX XXXXX
B. XXXXX XX XXXXXX
X. Finish XX Finish
D. Finish XX Start
X. Any XX XXXXX could be correct
Question 10
An activity XXXX has more than XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX flowing into it is XXXXXX a(n)
X. Parallel XXXXXXXX
X. Critical XXXX
C. Burst activity
X. XXXXX XXXXXXXX
X. XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX 11
If a project has more than XXX XXXXXXXX that XXX XXXXX when the project is XX XXXXX, a common start XXXX should be XXXX to XXXXXXXX a clear project XXXXXXXXX on the network. Without a XXXXXX XXXXX node, XXXX XXXX is a
X. Critical path.
B. XXXXXXXX path.
X. XXXXXXX XXXX.
D. XXXXXXXX start XXXX.
X. Confused path
Question XX
Which XX the XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX an XXXXXXXX on an XXXXXXXX-on-XXXX (XXX) XXXXXXX network?
X. An arrow
B.X XXXX
X.A node
D. Both A and B XXX XXXXXXX
E.X, X, and C are all correct
XXXXXXXX 13
XXXXX XX forecasting XXX time XXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX an intranet for a XXX XXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX completed six XXXX intranets for XXXXXXXXX during XXX XXXX XXX XXXXX. Although the proposed XXXXXX is about XXX same XXXX as the XXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX it XXXX take XXXXX XX percent less XXXX XXX XXXXX. XXXXX of the following methods XX XXX XXXXX?
X. Ratio
B. XXXXXXXX
C. Apportion
X. Function XXXXX
E. Learning XXXXX
Question 14
XXXXXXXXX are XXXXX which XX XXX XXXXXXXXX for XXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX for future XXXXXXXX?
X. Adjusting estimates XXXXX on XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
X. Benchmarking and using XXX experience XX XXXXX companies
X. XXXXX XXXX and XXXXXX studies
X. XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXX projects
X. Establishing an estimating training XXXXXX for XXX employees
XXXXXXXX XX
XXXXX of XXX XXXXXXXXX does XXX help describe a bottom-XX estimating approach?
X. They are made XX XXXXXXX who XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX/or XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXX to XXXXXXXXX overall XXXXXXX XXXX and duration
X. XXXX XXXXXXXXX low-cost, XXXXXXXXX methods XXX XXXXXXXXXX activities
X. XXXX typically XXXXX from XXX people XXXXXXXX XXXXX the XXXX and XXX XXX most XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXX task XX hand
D. Estimates are made at XXX XXXX package XXXXX and then "rolled up" to determine estimates XXX XXXXX deliverables and XXX the project itself
E. XXXX can XXXX place XXXXX the project has XXXX XXXXXXX in XXXXXX
Question XX
Which XX the following XX XXX one XX XXX recommended XXXXXXXXXX for developing XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX?
A. XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXX by XXXXX responsible XXX the XXXX
B. Use several people XX XXXXXXXX the XXXX work
X. Estimates should be based on normal XXXXXXXXXX
D. Estimates should include a XXXXXX XXXXX of XXXXXXXXXXX
X. Estimates should be independent of other XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX XX
In XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX classified XX
A. XXX XXXX/bottom XX
B. Rough/XXXXXXXX
X. XXXXXXX/order XX magnitude
D. Draft/final
X. Both X XXX B are correct
Question 18
Typical kinds XX costs found in a XXXXXXX include all XX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX
X. Direct XXXXX
X. Project overhead XXXXX
X. XXXXXXX XXX administrative overhead XXXXX
X. XXXXX
E. All of these XXX examples of XXXXX XXXXX in a XXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX XX
XXXXXXXX estimates may be necessary XXX a number XX XXXXXXX. For XXXXXXX, a XXXXXXX XXXXXXX further XXXX a project XXX obtaining a better understanding XX XXXX XXXXX to be XXXX to XXXXXXXXXX a XXXXXXX and XXXX the needs XX the customer XX an example XX
A. Hidden XXXXXXXXXXX costs
X. XXXXXX going wrong XX a XXXXXXX
X. XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX not XXXXXXXX
X. Changes in XXXXXXX scope
E. There is never a good reason to refine estimates
XXXXXXXX XX
Which XX the XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX direct XXXXXXX costs?
A.Only labor
X. XXXX materials
C. Only XXXXXXXXX
D. Both XXXXX XXX materials
E. Labor, XXXXXXXXX XXX equipment
Question XX
XXXX is the relationship XXXXXXX organizational culture and estimating?
X. XXXXX XX no XXXXXXXXXXXX
X. Cultural XXXXX affect XXX accuracy of XXXXXXXXX
X. Culture determines whether estimates XXX XXXX
D. Estimating alters cultural norms
E. Estimating and XXXXXXX are independent
Question XX
Ed XX XXXXXXX XXXX the actual results of XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX them XX XXXX XXX estimated. He notices XXXX the XXXXXXXX that took six months or XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX were XXXXXXXXXX more XXX the estimates. XXXXX XX the XXXXXXXXX factors XX he recognizing?
A. Padding XXXXXXXXX
X. Planning horizon
X. XXXXXXX structure
X. XXXXXX
E. XXXXXXXXXXXX culture
Question 23
XXXX is XXXXXXXXXXX the time XXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX a XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX program XX looking XX the number XX inputs, XXXXXXX, inquiries, XXXXX, and XXXXXXXXXX. XXXXX of the following methods is he XXXXX?
X. Ratio
X. Template
C. XXXXXXXXX
X. XXXXXXXX point
E. XXXXXXXX curve
Question 24
Refining XXXXXXXXX XXX XX necessary XXX a number XX reasons. XXX example, XXXXXX working XX prototype development XXXXXXX XXXX XX interact with XXX design XXXXXXXXX after the design XX completed is a XXXX XXXXXXX of
A. Hidden XXXXXXXXXXX costs
X. Things XXXXX XXXXX on a XXXXXXX
C. Normal conditions not XXXXXXXX
D. XXXXXXX in XXXXXXX scope
E. The customer XXX XXXXX clear about XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX
Question XX
Which XX the XXXXXXXXX is XXX one XX the XXXXXX-up approaches to estimating XXXXXXX XXXX XXX cost?
X. XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX specific XXXXX
B. XXXXXXXXX for XXX WBS XXXX XXXXXXXX
X. Learning curve
D. XXXXXXXX XXXXXX
E. XXXXX estimates
XXXXXX
X. XXXX A XXX B XXX correct
2. XXXXXXXX duration
3. XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX are XXXXXXX but XXXXXXX statements XXX XXX XXXXXXX
X. XXXX are used to identify the use XX fixed XXXXXXXXX or costs over a XXXXXXX of a XXXXXXX
5. Parallel XXXXXXXX
6. XXX or XXXX XXXXXXXXXX
7. Finish to Finish
8. Earliest time an activity can XXXXXX.
9. XXXXXX to Start
10. Merge activity
11. Dangler XXXX.
12. A node
XX. Learning XXXXX
XX. Creating historical XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX projects
15. XXXX are XXXX XX someone who uses experience and/or information from XXXXXXX else to determine XXXXXXX XXXXXXX cost and XXXXXXXX
XX. Estimates should include a normal level of contingency
17. XXX down/XXXXXX XX
18. XXXXXX XXXXX
19. XXXXXXX in project scope
XX. Labor, materials XXX XXXXXXXXX
XX. XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX
22. Planning horizon
XX. XXXXXXXX XXXXX
XX. XXXXXX interaction XXXXX
XX. Learning curve
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