Simple Information Technology Project Management Quiz

22 Questions | By Roadman19771 | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 930

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This is a simple information technology quiz that is designed to test out how well you understood the topic we just covered. Projects have a clear start and end, and this is actualized when people follow the laid down plans to meet a specified goal. Take up this quiz and see how well you would prosper in the field. All the best!

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1.

Have no duration and no resources but are occasionally needed on AOA network diagrams to show logical relationships between activities
- A.
  
  Three Point Estimate
- B.
  
  Dummy Activities
- C.
  
  Duration
2.

A hierarchical structure that identifies the project’s resources by category and type
- A.
  
  Resource Breakdown Structure
- B.
  
  Dummy Activities
- C.
  
  Three Point Estimate
3.

Includes that actual amount of time worked on an activity plus elapsed time
- A.
  
  Effort
- B.
  
  Consistency
- C.
  
  Duration
4.

The number of workdays or work hours required to complete a task
- A.
  
  Effort
- B.
  
  Duration
- C.
  
  Project timetable
5.

An estimate that includes an optimistic, most-likely, and pessimistic estimate
- A.
  
  Tracking Gnatt Chart
- B.
  
  Three Point Estimate
- C.
  
  SMART Criteria
6.

Guidelines used for developing milestones. Stands for Specific Measurable, Assignable, Realistic, Time-framed
- A.
  
  Slack or Float
- B.
  
  SMART Criteria
- C.
  
  Three Point Estimate
7.

A Gnatt chart that compares planned and actual project schedule information
- A.
  
  Tracking Gnatt Chart
- B.
  
  SMART Criteria
- C.
  
  Critical Path Method or Critical Path Analysis
8.

The milestone activity was actually completed later than originally planned
- A.
  
  Slack or Float
- B.
  
  Fast Tracking
- C.
  
  Slipped Milestone
9.

A network diagramming technique used to predict total project duration
- A.
  
  Tracking Gnatt Chart
- B.
  
  Theory of Constraints (TOC)
- C.
  
  Critical Path Method or Critical Path Analysis
10.

The amount of time an activity may be delayed without delaying a succeeding activity or the project finish date
- A.
  
  Slack or Float
- B.
  
  Slipped Milestone
- C.
  
  Backward Pass
11.

Determines he early start and early finish dates for each activity
- A.
  
  Backward Pass
- B.
  
  Fast Tracking
- C.
  
  Forward Pass
12.

Determines the late start and late finish dates for each activity
- A.
  
  Backward Pass
- B.
  
  Forward Pass
- C.
  
  Critical Chain Scheduling
13.

A technique for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost
- A.
  
  Parkinson’s Law
- B.
  
  Crashing
- C.
  
  Multitasking
14.

Doing activities in parallel that you would normally do in sequence
- A.
  
  Forward Pass
- B.
  
  Multitasking
- C.
  
  Fast Tracking
15.

Based on the fact that, like a chain with its weakest link, any complex system at any point in time often only has one or constraint that limits its ability to achieve more of its goal
- A.
  
  Theory of Constraints (TOC)
- B.
  
  Critical Chain Scheduling
- C.
  
  Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
16.

A method of scheduling that considers limited resources when creating a project schedule and includes buffers to protect the project completion date
- A.
  
  Project Buffer
- B.
  
  Feeding Buffer
- C.
  
  Critical Chain Scheduling
17.

Occurs when a resource works on more than one task at a time
- A.
  
  Probabilistic Time Estimate
- B.
  
  Fast Tracking
- C.
  
  Multitasking
18.

Additional time added before the project’s due date
- A.
  
  Critical Chain Scheduling
- B.
  
  Project Buffer
- C.
  
  Feeding Buffers
19.

Additional time that is added before tasks on the critical chain that are preceded by non-critical path tasks
- A.
  
  Feeding Buffers
- B.
  
  Project Buffer
- C.
  
  Theory of Constraints (TOC)
20.

States that work expands to fill the time allowed
- A.
  
  Parkinson’s Law
- B.
  
  Probabilistic Time Estimate
- C.
  
  Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
21.

A network analysis technique used to estimate project duration when there is a high degree of uncertainty about the individual activity duration estimates
- A.
  
  Theory of Constraints (TOC)
- B.
  
  Feeding Buffers
- C.
  
  Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
22.

Duration estimates based on using optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic estimates of activity durations
- A.
  
  SMART Criteria
- B.
  
  Probabilistic Time Estimate
- C.
  
  Forward Pass