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精品度pmp美国项目管理考试模拟题及答案
2014年度pmp美国项目管理考试模拟题及答案
QUESTAlinemanagerprovidesyouwiththreeestimatesforhisactivityinyourPERTnetwork.Hisestimatesare2weeksoptimistically,4weeksmostlikely,and12weekspessimistically.Theexpectedtimewhichwouldappearonthechartwouldbe:
A4weeks
B5weeks
C6weeks
D7weeks
ENoneoftheabove.
B
QUESTManagementhasdecidedto"crash"aprojectinordertoavoidpenaltypaymentsforlatedeliveries.Tocrashtheproject,eitherovertimeoradditionalresourcesshouldbeassignedto:
AAllactivities.
BOnlythoseactivitieswiththelongesttimedurations.
CThoseactivitiesonthecriticalpathbeginingwiththelongesttimedurationactivities.
DThoseactivitieswiththegreatestdegreeofrisk.
ENoneoftheabove.
C
QUESTAnetworkhasbeendevelopedwithresourcesfromsixdifferentdepartments.Oneofthesixdepartmentshasjustinformedyouthattheycanincreasethenumberofemployeesfrom5to8.Thiswillresultin:
AAshorteningofthecriticalpath.
BAshorteningofthenoncriticalpath.
CAdecreaseinthetotalcostoftheproject.
DAnincreaseinthecostoftheproject.
EAthroughDarepossiblebaseduponwheretheresourcesaredeployed.
E
QUESTBarchartsaremostappropriatefor:
AComparingactualtoplannedperformancetoeachactivity.
BShowingslacktime.
CShowingcriticalpathdependencies.
DShowingwhichactivitiescanberearrangedinparallel.
EAlloftheabove.
A
QUESTAnon-criticalpathactivityiscompletedinhalfthetime.Then,
AThecriticalpathisalsoreduced.
BTheslackinthepathcontainingthisactivitywillincrease.
CThetotalcostforthisactivityhasdecreased.
DManpowerfromthisactivitycanbeassignedtootheractivities.
EAlloftheabove.
B
QUESTOncethelogicofanetworkislaidout,theprojectmanagerwillconductaforwardpassandbackwardpassthroughthenetwork.Thiswillprovideinformationonthe_____andidentificationofthe_____.
ASlackforeachactivity,criticalpath.
BSlackforeachactivity,highriskactivities.
CManpowershortages,highriskactivities.
DHighriskactivities,non-criticalpaths.
EManpoweravailability,contingencyplans.
A
QUESTADMisanactivity-on-arrowmethod.Inthismethod,adummyactivity:
ADenotesacriticalpathrelationship.
BDenotesanydependencyrelationship.
CShowsslack.
DIdentifiescustomerdeliverablesdates.
EIdentifiescustomerteammeetingdates.
B
QUESTThestartingpointinthedevelopmentofatop-downPERT/CPMchartisthe_____.
AProjectspecificationtree.
BCustomer'sdeliverablelist.
CCustomer'smilestonedates.
DWorkbreakdownstructure.
EListingofcustomerteammeetingdates.
D
QUESTThecriticalpathinanetworkisthepaththat:
AHasthegreatestdegreeofrisk.
BWillelongatetheprojectiftheactivitiesonthispathtakelongerthananticipated.
CMustbecompletedbeforeallotherpaths.
DAlloftheabove.
EAandBonly.
B
QUESTThemajordifferencebetweenPERTandCPMnetworksis:
APERTrequiresthreetimeestimateswhereasCPMrequiresonetimeestimate.
BPERTisusedforconstructionprojectswhereasCPMisusedforR&D.
CPERTaddressesonlytimewhereasCPMalsoincludescostandresourceavailability.
DPERTrequirescomputersolutionswhereasCPMisamanualtechnique.
EPERTismeasuredindayswhereasCPMusesweeksormonths.
A
QUESTAcalendarthatidentifieswhenaprojectmaybeperformedonanactivityiscalleda:
AProjectcalendar.
BResourcecalendar.
CMilestonepoint.
DKeypoint.
EWorkunit.
A
QUESTPlanningactivitiessuchthatpredeterminedresourceavailabilitypoolsarenotexceedediscalled:
AResourceleveling.
BManpowerleveling.
CResourcelimitedplanning.
DManpowerplanning.
EManpowercontingencyplanning.
C
QUESTAcomparisonofcompletionstatustobaselineisreferredtoas_____.
AEarnedvaluemeasurement.
BPercentcomplete.
CACWP.
DBCWS
ENoneofabove.
A
QUESTThelogicalrelationshipthatcommunicatesadelaybetweenthestart/finishofoneactivityandthestart/finishofanotheractivityisreferredtoas:
ASlack
BFreefloat.
CRestrictedfloat.
DLevelfloat.
ELag
E
QUESTOverlappingactivitiesonaproject,suchasdesignandconstruction,isreferredtoas:
AFasttracking
BRiskconversion.
CParallelmanagement.
DProcessimprovement.
ESynchronousmanufacturing
A
QUESTAcomputertapewhichcontainshistoricalprojectinformationiscalled____tape.
ADatabase
BBaseline.
CArchive.
DLessonslearned.
ELifecyclesummary.
C
QUESTWhichmethodshownbelowisacceptableforreducingcostorshorteningtheschedule?
A"Crashing"
BChangingscope.
CPerformingactivitiesinparallelratherthaninseries.
DAlloftheabove.
EAandConly.
D
QUESTIngeneral,attemptstosmoothoutperiodtoperiodresourceswill_____thescheduledtimeand_____projectcosts.
AIncrease,decrease.
BIncrease,increase
CIncrease,increaseordecrease.
DDecrease,decrease.
EDecrease,increase.
B
QUESTAssigningresourcesinanattempttofindtheshortestprojectscheduleconsistentwithfixedresourcelimitsiscalledresource_____.
AAllocation.
BPartitioning
CLeveling
DQuantification.
ENoneofabove.
A
QUESTSmoothingoutresourcerequirementsfromperiodtoperiodiscalledresource_____.
AAllocation.
BPartitioning
CLeveling.
DQuantification
ENoneofabove.
C
QUESTGuidelinesforestimatingtimedurationsinclude:
AAssuminganormalleveloflaborandequipment.
BAssuminganormalworkweek.
CUsingconsistenttimeunits
DUsingpastactualdurationsasguides.
EAllorpartofeachoftheabove.
E
QUESTWhichofthefollowingnetworkingmethodsallowsustoshowthatthelast10%ofoneelementcannotbecompleteduntil62%ofapreviouselementhasbeencompleted?
APERT
BADM
CPDM
DAlloftheabove.
EAandConly.
C
QUESTInthePDM,commonconstraintsinclude:
AStart-to-start
BFinish-to-start
CFinish-to-finish
DBandConly
EA,B,andC.
E
QUESTActivitieswithzerotimedurationarereferredtoas:
ACriticalpathactivites.
BNoncriticalpathactivities.
CSlacktimeactivities.
DDummies
ENoneofabove.
D
QUESTInthearrowdiagrammingmethod(ADM),_____donotconsumetimeorresources.
AEvents.
BActivities
CSlackelements.
DBandConly.
EAlloftheabove.
A
QUESTOnaprecedencediagram,thearrowbetweentwoboxesiscalled:
AAnactivity.
BAconstraint.
CAnevent.
DThecriticalpath.
ENoneofabove.
B
QUESTAprojectelementwhichliesbetweentwoeventsiscalled:
AAnactivity.
BAcriticalpathmethod.
CAslackmilestone.
DAtimingslot.
EAcalendarcompletionpoint.
A
QUESTThebasicterminologyfornetworksincludes:
AActivities,events,manpower,skilllevelsandslack.
BActivities,documentation,events,manpowerandskilllevels.
CSlack,activities,events,andtimeestimates.
DTimeestimates,slack,sponsorshipinvolvement,andactivities.
ETimeestimates,slacktime,reportwriting,lifecyclephases,andcrashingtimes.
C
QUESTTheutilityofnetwork-basedschedules:
ARevealsinterdependencies.
BFacilitates"whatif"exercises.
CHighlightscriticalactivities.
DProvidesinformationonresourcerequirements,timerequirementsandtradeoffs.
EAlloftheabove.
E
QUESTThemajordisadvantageofabarchartis:
ALackoftime-phasing.
BCannotberelatedtocalendardates.
Cdoesnotshowactivityinterrelationships.
DCannotberelatedtomanpowerplanning.
ECannotberelatedtocostestimates.
C
QUESTThemostcommontypesofschedulesareGanttcharts,milestonecharts,lineofbalance,and:
ANetworks.
BTimephasedevents.
CCalendarintegratedactivities.
DAandConly.
EBandConly.
A
QUESTSchedulingistheprocessbywhichdecisionsaremadeconcerning:
ATaskstobeaccomplished.
BPersonnel/organizationthatwillbeassignedtoaccomplishthetask.
CTimewhenthetasksaretobecompleted.
DAlloftheabove.
EAandConly.
E
QUESTTimemanagementistheallocationoftimeinaproject'slifecyclethroughtheprocessof:
APlanning
BEstimating.
CScheduling.
DControlling
EAlloftheabove.
E
QUESTUsingthesituationshownintheSpecialwindowandassumingcontinuesefficiencyforwork-in-progressandfixedpricecontractfortaskfour.Theestimateatcompletionis:
A$19K
B$21K
C$26K
D$29K
Eindeterminate
C
QUESTUsingthesituationstatedintheSpecialwindow,acomparisonofthecostvarianceofAugustascomparedtoJulyshowsthatthemagnitude($value)ofthevariancehas_____andthepercentagechangehas_____.
ABecomeworse,becomeworse
BBecomeworse,improved
CImproved,increased
DImproved,becomeworse
ENoneoftheabovearecorrect
B
QUESTThecomputationforCostPerformanceIndexis:
ABCWP/ACWP
BBCWP-ACWP
CBCWP-BCWS
DACWP/BCWP
EACWP-BCWS
A
QUESTWhencomparingthecostofcompetingprojects,whichofthefollowingistypicallyNOTconsidered?
AOpportunitycosts.
BDirectcosts.
CSunkcosts.
DIndirectcosts.
EBurdenrates.
C
QUESTTheCostPerformanceIndex(CPI)measures:
Acostofworkperformedvsplannedcosts.
Bworkperformedvscostofworkperformed.
Cworkperformedvsplannedwork.
Ddirectcostsvsindirectcosts.
Efloatingcostsvs.sunkcosts.
B
QUESTParametricestimatesarebasedonvariablessuchas:
ADetailedplanningandcostrestraints.
BPhysicalcharacteristicsandhistoricaldata.
CTheWBSandsimilarprojects.
DProjectobjectivesandmanpowerallocations.
EPrecisemeasurementsandmultipleinputs.
B
QUESTCostandscheduledataareusuallyintegratedbecause:
Aoptimizedprojectcashflowcanaffectfinancialrequ