OMGT 5783 SOCIOLOGY
MANAGEMENT Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Graded Verified A.
If resources are not adequate to meet peak demands, the resulting
reschedule is termed
a. resource-constrained scheduling.
b. mandatory leveling.
c. allocation.
d. project resource adjustment.
e. time-constrained scheduling
Verified Answer -a. resource-constrained scheduling.
A(n) ________ constraint addresses the sequence in which project
activities must occur even after considering resource constraints.
a. technical or logic
b. hard
c. predecessor
d. successor
e. serial
Verified Answer -a. technical or logic
In a resource-constrained project the second priority in assigning resources
is usually given to activities with the
,a. highest cost.
b. smallest duration.
c. most slack.
d. least slack.
e. lowest identification number.
Verified Answer -b. smallest duration.
If three copiers are needed to produce a final report on time and only two
are available, the project is facing a(n) ________ type of resource
constraint.
a. people
b. physical
c. budget
d. material
e. equipment
Verified Answer -e. equipment
Consider the following table of activities A through E in which A is the
start node and E is the stop node. Assume all activities require the same
resource.
Verified Answer -
Which constraint category should be considered before all others?
a. Equipment resource constraints
b. Human resource constraints
,c. Time constraints
d. Material resource constraints
e. Logical and technical constraints
Verified Answer -e. Logical and technical constraints
When the work in an activity is interrupted to work on another activity and
is then resumed at a later point in time, it is called _________.
a. splitting
b. preempting
c. prioritizing
d. All of these alternatives are correct.
e. overriding
Verified Answer -a. splitting
When looking at the critical path for a delayed project and the project
manager sees that adding resources will reduce or remove the delay, the
project manager knows that the project is:
a. Unstable.
b. Over Allocated.
c. Institutionally Challenged.
d. Ahead of schedule.
e. Time-Constrained.
Verified Answer -e. Time-Constrained.
, A special truck that is needed on the project has been assigned to another
project. This is an example of what type of resource constraint?
a. Working capital
b. Equipment
c. People
d. Information
e. Materials
Verified Answer -b. Equipment
A project leader has realized that two activities in the project cannot be
done at the same time because not enough resources are available.
Activity 3 is critical and has a duration of 5 days. Activity 4 has 2 days of
slack and a duration of 2 days. How will the project leader decide which
activity should be scheduled first?
a. The activity with the highest cost
b. The activity with the least slack
c. The activity with the most slack
d. The activity with the smallest duration
e. The activity with the lowest identification number
Verified Answer -b. The activity with the least slack
In order that the new product is on the shelf for the Christmas buying
season, the development of the new product would be classified as a(n)
________ -constrained project.
a. technical
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