Multiple-Choice Questions. Instruction: Highlight the most appropriate answer:

1) The term ordered activity means: A) tasks must either precede or follow other tasks in project planning and management. B) tasks cannot be performed unless the project manager issues a specific command to perform the work. C) prior project planning removes the need for any rush so that tasks can be performed in a methodical fashion. D) tasks are not performed unless the customer issues a specific request to perform the work.

2) A sequence of activities defined by the project network logic is a(n): A) event. B) path. C) node. D) route.

3) One of the defining points of a network, a junction point joined to some or all of the others by dependency lines, is called a(n): A) event. B) path. C) node. D) burst.

4) These can be located by doing a backward pass through a network. A) critical paths B) merge activities C) successors D) burst activities

5) An activity with two or more immediate predecessors is a(n): A) merge activity. B) burst activity. C) float activity. D) event.

6) The amount of time an activity may be delayed from its early start without delaying the finish of the project is the: A) delay. B) float. C) late start. D) late finish.

7) The least amount of float is found: A) in a resource-limited schedule. B) after a burst activity. C) on the critical path. D) after a merge activity.

8) Prior to creating a network, it is important to: A) identify all loops through activities. B) identify the party responsible for each activity. C) calculate the float for each activity. D) understand the activity precedence.

9) Serial activities are those that: A) flow from one to the next in sequence. B) have sequential numbers. C) have the same numbers. D) should be performed simultaneously.

10) Concurrent activities are: A) activities that must be done one after the other. B) activities that can be performed at the same time. C) activities that use labor from the same group of workers. D) activities that use resources from the same resource pool.