Test your basic knowledge |

Project Management Using Microsoft Project

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Tables - charts - usage tables - and sheets.






2. Gantt Chart with 'Entry' table on left.






3. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.






4. Ensuring that the successor activity does not begin until after the predecessor activity is completed is implementing a start-to-finish (SF) model. This is the most logical path to follow when planning a project. Those in project management should be






5. Appears: min means: minute






6. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






7. ______ link Summary Tasks.






8. 1. Initiation 2. Planning 3. Execution 4. Monitoring & Control 5. Closing






9. Always preserve the number of people working on a task. Changing units when fixed will impact duration.






10. Shows closest thing to a 'resource gantt chart'. Shows tasks by resource. Also shows unassigned tasks - and unscheduled tasks. Allows for user-controlled scheduling.






11. The total direct and indirect costs incurred in accomplishing work on an activity during a given period.






12. File -> Options -> Quick Access tool bar. Examples: Tables and Vies - good stuff.

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


13. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute






14. A compact - matrix representation of a system or project. The approach can be used to model complex systems in systems engineering or systems analysis - and in project planning and project management.






15. Vitally important. It shows how much time remains - which indicates whether or not tasks need to be re-planned.






16. Time delay. Sometimes - it's preferred to have lag shown as a task. You can assign costs to it - that way. Style sheets will indicate this.






17. Create file. Set up file properties. Set a start date. Set up calendars and working time.






18. Project template (.mpt) - or Global MPT file. Drives what you see in the project. Corporations may have their own.






19. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.






20. An approach for monitoring project progress that relies on the budgeted cost of activities completed to ascribe value






21. File -> Options -> Scheduling --> Drop down for Decimal or Percentage.






22. Single Start - Single Finish. No 'danglers'. Everything must be connected. No loops.






23. Hiding does not delete data. If you hide a column - data maintains - but to get it back - you'll need to right click - insert column.

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


24. The acceloration of the successor task. 'Negative lag'






25. Default view in Network Diagram. Without LINK LABELS - you won't see lag time - etc. The term finish to start refers specifically to the logical relationship that exits between the activities that make up he entirety of the project in which it is det






26. Task ribbon -> 'inspect' button-> Inspect Task. It shows more details about highlighted task - including critical predecessor task. Very useful tool. Especially when resources are over allocated.






27. Matches the outline number initially in Project 2010. It is common for work breakdown structure elements to be numbered sequentially to reveal the hierarchical structure. For example 1.3.2 Rear Wheel identifies this item as a Level 3 WBS element - si






28. The number of resources required to get the tasks/assignments completed.






29. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






30. U = W / D Work divided by duration.






31. Responsibility Assignment Matrix.






32. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day






33. An 'activity' - or 'task'. The bottom 'child' task - there's nothing underneath it. If there are sub-components - or 'children' tasks below a parent task - that parent task is a SUMMARY task.






34. Task ribbon -> schedule section -> broken task icon. Reschedule incomplete work - etc.






35. Tables are made up of fields.






36. To switch between ____________: (Project 2010) - Use the bottom-left icon. Use the ribbon. Task mode column in entry table. File -> options -> schedule.






37. No single activity or group of activities to produce a single deliverable should be more than 80 hours of effort.

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


38. Function key 5. You can go directly to ID - or 'date'.






39. Appears: day means: day






40. Appears: emon means: Elapsed month






41. The Precedence Diagram Method is a tool for scheduling activities in a project plan. It is a method of constructing a project schedule network diagram that uses boxes - referred to as nodes - to represent activities and connects them with arrows that






42. Work - resource - cost.






43. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.






44. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->






45. Appears: hr means: hour






46. Finish to start - finish to finish - start to start - start to finish. All are 'at least'.






47. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.






48. Two critical tasks - both same duration - vying for one resource - who wins?






49. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.






50. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests