101. Smoothing out resource requirements from period to period is called resource _____.
　　A. Allocation.
　　B. Partitioning
　　C. Leveling.
　　D. Quantification
　　E. None of above.
　　ANS: C
　　
　　102. The most precise or accurate estimate for determining project costs is the _____ estimate.
　　A. Definitive.
　　B. Analogy
　　C. Budget
　　D. Modified standards.
　　E. Rule of thumb.
　　ANS: A
　　
　　103. When subordinates know pertinent information that is not known by the project manager, the result is:
　　A. Blindspot
　　B. Facade
　　C. region of influence
　　D. Communication power base
　　E. None of the above
　　ANS: A
　　
　　104. Which of the following scheduling methods uses more of the risk management concepts:
　　A. ADM
　　B. PDM
　　C. CPM
　　D. PERT
　　E. Gantt
　　ANS: D
　　
　　105. Which of the following terms refers to the situation where the work is being used for the purpose intended and so certified:
　　A. beneficial completion
　　B. substantial completion
　　C. project completion
　　D. contract closeout
　　E. final completion
　　ANS: B
　　
　　106. A _____ estimate prepared from layouts, sketches and flowsheets, should be accurate within (-10, +25%).
　　A. Parametric
　　B. Definitive.
　　C. Budget
　　D. Bottom up.
　　E. Top down.
　　ANS: C
　　
　　107. Assigning resources in an attempt to find the shortest project schedule consistent with fixed resource limits is called resource _____.
　　A. Allocation.
　　B. Partitioning
　　C. Leveling
　　D. Quantification.
　　E. None of above.
　　ANS: A
　　
　　108. For communication to occur, there must be:
　　A. Two or more people involved
　　B. the transmittal of information
　　C. a communication process
　　D. All of the above
　　E. B and C only
　　ANS: D
　　
　　109. The ability to get an individual or group to perform a given task is best described as:
　　A. Authority
　　B. Power
　　C. Influence
　　D. Leadership
　　E. Coerciveness
　　ANS: B
　　
　　110. The comprehensive review of a contractor's technical performance, cost performance, and delivery schedule, is referred to as:
　　A. post project evaluation
　　B. post contract evaluation
　　C. post mortem
　　D. procurement performance evaluation
　　E. contractor's performance evaluation
　　ANS: E
　　
　　111. The financial closeout of a project dictates that:
　　A. All project funds have been spent.
　　B. No charge numbers have been overrun.
　　C. No follow-on work from this client is possible.
　　D. No further charges can be made against the project.
　　E. All of the above.
　　ANS: D
　　
　　112. Two sources of variation in the length of hex bolts exist. Production variation and measurement error. The QC manager knows that the
　　standard deviation from these sources is 0.24" and 0.43" , respectively. What is the total standard deviation.
　　A. .10 inch.
　　B. .19 inch.
　　C. .34 inch.
　　D. .49 inch.
　　E. .67 inch.
　　ANS: D
　　
　　113. Which of the following activities can be considered as part of risk mitigation
　　A. risk identification
　　B. purchasing insurance
　　C. assessment of outcomes
　　D. assessment of probabilities
　　E. C and D only
　　ANS: B
　　
　　114. In general, attempts to smooth out period to period resources will _____ the scheduled time and _____ project costs.
　　A. Increase, decrease.
　　B. Increase, increase
　　C. Increase, increase or decrease.
　　D. Decrease, decrease.
　　E. Decrease, increase.
　　ANS: B
　　
　　115. Risk management methodology should be adhered to in:
　　A. construction projects
　　B. system projects
　　C. complex projects
　　D. large projects
　　E. All of the above.
　　ANS: E
　　
　　116. The most common form of written project communication is
　　A. Publications
　　B. Bulletin boards
　　C. Reports
　　D. Letters and memos
　　E. All of the above
　　ANS: D
　　
　　117. The most difficult decision for the executive sponsors to make at the end-of-phase review meeting is:
　　A. Budget allocations for the next phase.
　　B. Authorizing scope changes for the next phase.
　　C. Authorizing budget increases for the next phase based upon scope changes.
　　D. Canceling the project.
　　E. All of the above.
　　ANS: D
　　
　　118. The most expensive phase of life cycle costing is:
　　A. R & D.
　　B. Applied research.
　　C. Production
　　D. Operations and support.
　　E. Termination.
　　ANS: D
　　
　　119. The rule of seven used by quality control engineers states that if a run of seven or more samples lays on one side of the process mean, then
　　the process is out of control. What is the probability that this condition is the result of random variations.
　　A. 0.143
　　B. 0.0312
　　C. 0.0273
　　D. 0.0156
　　E. 0.0078
　　ANS: D
　　
　　120. The term that best describes the 'right' to manipulate or change others is called?
　　A. Authority
　　B. Power
　　C. Leadership
　　D. Coerciveness
　　E. Project charter
　　ANS: A