project Flashcards by Sam Tancharoensuksavai

An estimated duration appears with a(n) ____ after the duration.

a. pound sign
c. question mark
b. exclamation point
d. red bullet

question mark

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Which of the following tasks in a LAN installation project has a duration that is not flexible?

a. wiring the office
c. taking new computers out of the boxes
b. meetings
d. All of the above

meetings

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Durations can be ____.

a. hard or fast
c. estimated or firm
b. managed or calculated
d. determinate or indeterminate

determinate or indeterminate

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a task can be started are called ____.

a. successors
c. precedents
b. antecedents
d. predecessors

predecessors

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____ are the people, equipment, or facilities that need to be assigned to a task in order to complete it.

a. Resources
c. Links
b. Utilities
d. Indices

Resources

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A conference room is an example of what?

a. task
c. linkage
b. resource
d. risk center

resource

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The project ____ is the central person to whom all of the details of the project converge for entry into the project plan.

a. secretary
c. manager
b. supervisor
d. lead

manager

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The more precise a project’s objectives and deliverables, the clearer the ____ becomes.

a. estimate
c. risk
b. duration
d. scope

scope

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Scope ____ is the condition whereby projects grow and change in unanticipated ways that increase costs, extend deadlines, or otherwise negatively affect the project goal.

a. creep
c. slide
b. slip
d. erosion

creep

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Almost every project and task has implied ____ standards.

a. control
c. risk
b. quality
d. benefit

quality

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In a network diagram, the ____ tasks are on the critical path.

a. red
c. grey
b. blue
d. black

red

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Team Planner shows ______________ over time.

a. tasks and goals
c. duration and goals
b. resources and work
d. tasks and scope

resources and work

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The Project window consists of a number of elements that are common to all Windows applications, such as the ____.

a. timescale
c. title bar
b. View Bar
d. All of the above

title bar

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The ____ bar identifies both the application name and the project name.

a. application
c. View
b. menu
d. title

title

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The default view is _____ view.

a. Gantt Chart
c. Calendar
b. Network Diagram
d. Timeline

Gantt Chart

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You can find commands such as Resource Usage, Task Usage, and Resource Sheet on the ______ tab.

a. File
c. View
b. Resource
d. Task

view

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The _____________ presents actual and remaining durations and costs.

a. Cost Table
c. Summary Table
b. Tracking Table
d. Variance Table

tracking table

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The small ____ that points down at the bottom of the View Bar indicates that more buttons are available.

a. red arrow
c. green circle
b. black triangle
d. blue square

black triangle

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Each available ____ displays task, resource, and cost information with varying levels of detail.

a. view
c. screen
b. index
d. filter

view

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The _______ bar provides information such as cell mode and status of filters.

a. title
c. View
b. status
d. Entry

status

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The ____ provides an overview of the entire project schedule.

a. Network diagram
c. Timeline
b. Task mode column
d. Scope diagram

timeline

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If a day of the week such as Monday or Tuesday is edited on the calendar, the day’s abbreviation is ____.

a. bold
c. underlined
b. italicized
d. in red

underlined

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If an individual day is edited on the calendar, the day’s number is ____.

a. bold
c. underlined
b. italicized
d. in red

in red

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The calendars available for a project appear in the Calendar list on the ____ tab of the Task Information dialog box.

a. Advanced
c. General
b. Schedules
d. Resources

advanced

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When you are editing an active cell, what does the active cell look like? a. A dark border surrounds it. c. The cell is 3-D. b. The cell is red. d. All of the above

a dark border surrounds it

Pressing the ____ key moves the active cell down one row in the same column. a. Ctrl c. Shift b. Alt d. Enter

enter

The ____ key moves the active cell right one cell. a. Tab c. Ctrl b. Shift d. F5

tab

The ____ keys move the active cell left one cell. a. Ctrl+F5 c. Alt+Enter b. Shift+Tab d. Esc+Enter

shift+tab

The ____ key moves the active cell to the first column in a row. a. Ctrl c. Home b. Insert d. Page Up

home

The ____ key moves the active cell to the last column in a row. a. Page Down c. Ctrl b. F6 d. End

end

The ____ keys move the active cell to the first column of the first row. a. Ctrl+Home c. Alt+Home b. Shift+Home d. Esc+Home

ctrl+home

The ____ keys move the active cell to the last column of the last row that contains a task name. a. Shift+End c. Alt+End b. Ctrl+End d. Esc+End

ctrl+end

Before editing or entering the contents of a cell in the table, you must select it to make it the ____ cell. a. determinant c. constrained b. active d. key

active

To delete the contents of a task cell, right-click the task cell, and then on the shortcut menu, click ____. a. Delete c. Clear Contents b. Remove d. Purge Contents

clear contents

The ____ is a small square that appears in the lower corner of a given cell. a. Smart Tag c. row selector b. fill handle d. crosshair pointer

smart tag

The default unit of measurement for durations is ____. a. month b. hour c. week d. day

day

____ refers to clock time rather than working time. a. Concatenated c. Concurrent b. Recurring d. Elapsed

elapsed

Which of the following is a tab in the Task Information dialog box? a. Resources c. Antecedents b. Successors d. All of the above

resources

All of the following are tabs in the Task Information dialog box EXCEPT ____. a. Custom Fields c. Notes b. Indices d. General

Indices

You can ____ a task to open its Task Information dialog box. a. click c. double-click b. right-click d. hover over

double-click

The initial determination about ____ type has significant impact on the calculated start and finish dates for project tasks. a. Constraint c. Resource b. Successor d. Antecedent

constraint

The ____ calendar is the base calendar used by Project 2010 to schedule new tasks within the project. a. task c. main b. project d. origin

project

The Standard calendar specifies ____ time, the hours during which work can occur. a. standard c. working b. operational d. labor

working

To select noncontiguous days on the calendar, you would click the first day and then press and hold the ____ key while clicking the other days to select them as a group. a. Shift c. Esc b. Alt d. Ctrl

ctrl

Working days appear ____ on the Standard calendar. a. as light gray c. as red b. with gray diagonal lines d. as white

as white

Nonworking days appear ____ on the Standard calendar. a. as light gray c. as red b. with gray diagonal lines d. as white

as light gray

Edited working hours appear ____ on the Standard calendar. a. as light gray c. as red b. as white with underlined dates d. as white

as white with underlined dates

You should enter non-working holidays______________________. a. at the beginning of the project c. the Saturday before the holiday b. at the end of the project d. no more than 15 days before the holiday

at the beginning of the project

When you view the Network Diagram, the critical tasks are automatically displayed in ____. a. green c. red b. silver d. gold

red

It is very important for the project manager to ____ information about the critical path throughout the life of the project. a. find c. communicate b. analyze d. All of the above

all of the above

____ help you focus your attention on specific aspects of the project based on different criteria. a. Filters c. Summary tasks b. Milestones d. All of the above

filters

Which of the following filters out all tasks not currently on the critical path? a. Summary Tasks c. Critical b. Unstarted Tasks d. Major Tasks

critical

To remove a filter, click the Filter arrow on the ______ tab, and then choose the [No Filter] option. a. View c. File b. Edit d. Project

view

Which of the following is a comparison operator? a. greater than or equal to c. NOT b. AND d. Both B and C

both b and c

AND and OR are examples of ____ operators. a. conditional c. comparison b. algorithmic d. logical

comparison

Project 2010 applies default formatting choices, such as ____ for task bars. a. black c. red b. blue d. silver

blue

Manually scheduled tasks have ___________ shaded bars. a. red c. blue b. gold d. green

blue

To make changes to all of the tasks of one type, you use the ____ dialog box. a. Text Styles c. Formatting b. Global Format d. Font

text styles

____ can provide a visual guide to help you interpret bars in a Gantt chart. a. Baselines c. Benchmarks b. Gridlines d. Layout guides

gridlines

You can set the interval of Gantt Rows so that they appear ______________. a. below each task c. whatever interval you set b. below every two tasks d. all of the above

all of the above

The ____ dialog box provides several formatting options for the link lines and bars in a Gantt chart. a. Format c. Styles b. Layout d. Display

layout

The timescale can display ____ tiers simultaneously. a. two c. six b. three d. eleven

three

After the initial data entry process, emphasis often shifts to the ____ because it most clearly identifies the dependencies between the tasks, as well as the critical path. a. Gantt chart c. network diagram b. entry table d. calendar

network diagram

The primary purpose of the ____ is to clearly illustrate the sequential progression of tasks and the critical path. a. Gantt chart c. Entry table b. calendar d. network diagram

network diagram

The Zoom In button appears on the ____ bar. a. status c. options b. entry d. view

status

You format all of the tasks of one type using the ____ dialog box. a. Box Styles c. Format All b. Task Styles d. Box Layouts

box styles

Which of the following is a report in the Current category of reports in Project 2010? a. Cash Flow c. Resource Usage b. Slipping Tasks d. Overallocated Resources

slipping tasks

Which of the following is a report in the Costs category of reports in Project 2010? a. Milestones c. Earned Value b. Tasks Starting Soon d. Resource Usage

earned value

Which of the following is a report in the Assignments category of reports in Project 2010? a. Overbudget Tasks c. Resource Usage b. Working Days d. To-do List

to-do list

Which of the following is a report in the Workload category of reports in Project 2010? a. Task Usage c. Who Does What b. Working Days d. All of the above

task usage

Which of the following report categories allows users to create reports of their own design? a. Assignments c. Workload b. Custom d. All of the above

custom

You can communicate project information by displaying or printing in various graphic views, including all of the following EXCEPT ____. a. Workload c. Gantt Chart b. Calendar d. Network Diagram

workload

____ are used to disseminate information. a. Reports c. Templates b. Views d. Wizards

reports

The Zoom in ________ lets you get a closer look at any part of the report on the screen. a. bar c. pointer b. tab d. cell

pointer

Which of the following statements is true? a. The critical path changes if tasks on the critical path are completed behind schedule. b. The critical path changes if tasks on the critical path are completed ahead of schedule. c. Once set, the critical path cannot change. d. Both A and B

both a and b

Float is also called ____ slack. a. total c. critical b. free d. base

total

One way to define the critical path is that it consists of those tasks having a ____ of zero. a. path c. taskpath b. float d. slack

float

____ is the default calendar choice for the Base field. a. Night Shift c. Base b. 24 Hours d. Standard

standard

Which of the following is a tab in the Resource Information dialog box? a. Costs c. Standard b. Finances d. Comments

costs

Which of the following is NOT a tab in the Resource Information dialog box? a. General c. Custom Fields b. Names d. Costs

names

The ____ button in the Resource Information dialog box lets you access a sever for the resource. a. Collaborate c. Windows Account b. Project Server d. Share Information

windows account

You use the Resource Information dialog box to enter specific details about the resource such as________. a. Name c. Initials b. Availability d. All of the above

all of the above

Given the relationship between work, duration, and units, when changes are made to duration, what changes to balance the relationship? a. time c. work b. effort d. units

units

____ duration means that a task’s work, rather than the duration, changes when a new resource is assigned. a. Flexible c. Fixed b. Indexed d. Fungible

fixed

Tasks are, by default, ____-driven. a. duration c. unit b. time d. effort

effort

Meetings and seminars should have ____ durations. a. fixed c. fungible b. flexible d. effort-driven

fixed

____ costs can be associated with labor costs or material consumable resources. a. Variable c. Budgetary b. Fixed d. Resource

variable

Insurance and legal fees are examples of ____ costs associated with a task. a. variable c. linked b. fixed d. budgetary

fixed

A resource is the ____ used to complete the tasks in a project. a. person(s) c. materials b. equipment d. Any of the above

all of the above

In Resource Sheet view, the Entry table’s ____ field automatically displays small icons to represent various conditions about the resource. a. Conditions c. Code b. Units d. Indicator

indicator

In Resource Sheet view, the Entry table’s ____ field contains the one-time cost per use for a single resource of the given type. a. Cost/Use c. One-Time Cost b. Single Use d. Accrue At

cost/use

In Resource Sheet view, the Entry table’s ____ field contains any code, number, or abbreviation you want to enter to help identify that resource. a. Identification c. Code b. Abbreviation d. Initials

code

In Resource Sheet view, the Entry table’s ____ field determines when the costs associated with a resource will be applied to any task to which it has been assigned. a. Cost/Use c. Calendar b. Accrue d. Std. Rate

accrue

In the Std. Rate field in Resource Sheet view, rate entries are costs per ____. a. hour c. month b. day d. week

hour

Three choices are available for the ____ field in Resource Sheet view: Start, Prorated, and End. a. Base Calendar c. Cost/Use b. Accrue d. Std. Rate

accrue

____ is the default entry for the Accrue field. a. Standard c. Prorated b. Hourly d. Material

prorated