CMA 490 - Chapter 3 Review

The critical path method (CPM) is a scheduling approach that identifies the ___ path through work activities to complete a project.

• fastest

• longest

• simlest

• shortest

Answer explanation

pg. 44

A ___ activity is a project activity that has zero float and is part of the critical path.

• priority

• major

• critical

• hammock

Most construction professionals prefer to review a project while looking at the ___.

• Gantt chart

• network diagram

• critical path

• notice to proceed

Answer explanation

pg. 45

A Gantt chart is a ___ that includes all activity durations as well as start and finish dates.

• pictograph

• line graph

• pie chart

• bar chart

Answer explanation

pg. 45

Most network diagrams used for construction are ___ diagrams.

• activity-on-node (AON)

• notice-on-node (NON)

• activity-on-arrow (AOA)

• notice-on-arrow (NOA)

___ is the sequencing of project activities in the order they are to be started.

• Network logic

• Milestone planning

• Activity mapping

• Hierarchical scheduling

A ___ is an activity that directly follows another activity and has a relationship with or constraint related to that activity.

• predecessor

• successor

• dependent

• hammock

A ___ relationship is a scheduling relationship in which a successor activity cannot be completed until its predecessor starts.

• start-to-start (SS)

• finish-to-finish (FF)

• finish-to-start (FS)

• start-to-finish (SF)

A ___ activity cannot become a critical activity due to its length being based on the reference activities.

• float

• buffer

• hammock

• successor

___ is a specified time delay between when a successor activity starts and a predecessor activity finishes.

• Lag

• Slack

• Float

• Lead