Question 1

Identify and briefly describe the four types of lags giving an example for each type.

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1.Finish-to-Start, 2...

Question 2

Activities that can occur while an activity is taking place are called ________ activities.

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parallel or concurrent
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Question 3

The _________ lag is the most typical type of lag that is encountered in developing networks.

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finish to start
Explanation: The finish-...

Question 4

The ________ method for creating project networks is sometimes called the Precedence Diagram Method.

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AON or activity-on-node
Explanation: The...

Question 5

Activities which can take place at the same time are termed

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A)  Parallel activity
B)  Critical path
C)  Burst activity
D)  Merge activity
E)  Independent activity

Question 6

Which company utilized concurrent engineering to design a new line of cars and in the process completed its development six months ahead of schedule?

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A)  General Motors
B)  Chrysler
C)  Ford
D)  Nissan
E)  Toyota

Question 7

Part of a project is to Develop Product Specifications.This is best classified as a(n)

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A)  Event
B)  Path
C)  Activity
D)  Node
E)  Milestone

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the basic rules to follow when developing project networks?

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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

Question 9

The forward pass through a project network determines the critical path.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Activities that can take place at the same time if the manager wishes them to are called ________.

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parallel activities
Explanation: Paralle...

Question 11

Project network logic errors include which of the following?

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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

Question 12

The activity time estimates used to build a project network are derived from ________.

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work packages
Explanation: A work packag...

Question 13

____________ is defined as the difference between the EF of an activity and the ES of the activity that follows it.

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The answer of ____________ is defined as the difference between...

Question 14

What is the laddering approach to project networks and why would you use this approach?

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In laddering, lengthy activities are seg...

Question 15

Lags are used to break larger activities into smaller segments so that activities that follow can be started earlier.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following represents an activity on an AOA project network?

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A)  An arrow
B)  A line
C)  A node
D)  Both A and B are correct
E)  A, B, and C are all correct

Question 17

Only activities that occur at the end of a chain of activities can have free slack.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In a ________ the delaying of any activity will delay the completion of the project by the same amount.

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critical path
Explanation: Cri...

Question 19

________ can never be negative and applies only to the last activity in a single chain of activities.

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Free slack
Explanation: Free slack is th...

Question 20

A(n) ________ is the minimum amount of time a dependent activity must be delayed to begin or end.

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lag
Explanation: A lag is the ...

Exam 6: Developing a Project Plan

Activities which can take place at the same time are termed

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The activity time estimates used to build a project network are derived from ________.

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What is the laddering approach to project networks and why would you use this approach?

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Which company utilized concurrent engineering to design a new line of cars and in the process completed its development six months ahead of schedule?

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Which of the following is not one of the basic rules to follow when developing project networks?

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The ________ method for creating project networks is sometimes called the Precedence Diagram Method.

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The forward pass through a project network determines the critical path.

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Which of the following represents an activity on an AOA project network?

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The _________ lag is the most typical type of lag that is encountered in developing networks.

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Activities that can occur while an activity is taking place are called ________ activities.

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Project network logic errors include which of the following?

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Part of a project is to Develop Product Specifications.This is best classified as a(n)

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________ can never be negative and applies only to the last activity in a single chain of activities.

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Activities that can take place at the same time if the manager wishes them to are called ________.

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In a ________ the delaying of any activity will delay the completion of the project by the same amount.

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Identify and briefly describe the four types of lags giving an example for each type.

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Lags are used to break larger activities into smaller segments so that activities that follow can be started earlier.

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____________ is defined as the difference between the EF of an activity and the ES of the activity that follows it.

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A(n) ________ is the minimum amount of time a dependent activity must be delayed to begin or end.

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Only activities that occur at the end of a chain of activities can have free slack.

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