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Chapter 17 Multiple Choice Quiz
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1

A major limitation of Gantt charts in project management is that they do not:
A)indicate the major activities involveshow activity times.
B)show the timing of activities.
C)show precedence relationships.
D)give a visual portrayal.
2

Using the computing algorithm, activity slack can be computed as:
A)LF - LS
B)LS - LF
C)LS - ES
D)LF - EF
E)c or d.
3

An important assumption in PERT calculations is:
A)activity times are normally distributeactivity times are independent.
B)a computer will be available to do the calculations.
C)alternate activities are available for every element
D)early start times must equal early complete times
4

Concerning PERT and CPM:
A)These are two different names for essentially the same technique.
B)CPM tends to focus more on the critical path while PERT computes the minimum slack times.
C)PERT gives a clearer indication of activity slack, while CPM gives a better picture of path slack.
D)Because of its recent discovery, much less is known about CPM than PERT.
E)All of the above are true.





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