Week 8.

1. Choose the correct statement?

a. Dummy activity does not consume time and resource

b. Dummy activity consumes time and resources
c. Dummy activity consume time, but not resources
d. None of the above

2. _____________________ is a sequence of connected activities running from start to end node in

network?

a. A path
b. A critical path
c. A Network
d. None of the above

3. The critical path is the path with the?

a. Shortest duration in the network

b. Longest duration in the network
c. May be Shortest may be longest
d. None of the above

4. This is the estimate of the shortest possible time in which an activity can be completed under ideal
condition?

1. The Optimistic Time Estimate

2. The Pessimistic Time Estimate
3. The Most Likely Time Estimate
4. None of the above

5. This is the maximum possible time it could take to accomplish the job?

1. The Optimistic Time Estimate

2. The Pessimistic Time Estimate
3. The Most Likely Time Estimate
4. None of the above

6. ________________ is a technique that allows us to redraw the activity network to more closely
sequence project subtasks to make the overall network sequence more efficient?

1. Lagging
2. Laddering
3. Sequencing
4. Beta distribution

7. ____________________ is the maximum delay possible for an event without affecting its overall
duration?

1. Float
 2. Slack
3. Delay activity
4. Lagging

8. The project activities, precedence relationships and durations are described in the table. The critical
path of the project is?

Activity Precedence Duration (In days)

P - 3
Q - 4
R P 5
S Q 5
T R,S 7
U R,S 5
V T 2
W U 10

a. P-R-T-V
b. Q-S-T-V
c. P-R-U-W
d. Q-S-U-W

9. If the earliest starting time for an activity is 8 weeks, the latest finish time is 37 weeks and the
duration time of the activity is 11 weeks, then the total float is equal to:

a. 18 weeks
b. 14 weeks
c. 56 weeks
d. 40 weeks

10. For an activity in a project, the following data is available.

ES= 6, EF= 16, LS= 33, LF= 43

The total float for this activity is

a. 10
b. 17
c. 27
d. 37
Week 9