Unit 4: Task Linkages - Practice Quiz

1 Why are project tasks arranged in a logical sequence?

2 Which task information can commonly be viewed or edited on the General tab of a Task Information dialog box?

3 What is a predecessor task?

4 What does assigning a resource to a task indicate?

5 Which setting is typically considered an advanced task option?

6 What does a task constraint do?

7 Which of the following is a standard task type in project scheduling software?

8 What is the main purpose of adding a note to a task?

9 What does indenting a task usually do in a project outline?

10 What does a summary task represent?

11 How many standard task linkage types are commonly used in project scheduling?

12 In a Finish-to-Start relationship, when can the successor task begin?

13 What does a Start-to-Start relationship link?

14 What does a Finish-to-Finish relationship control?

15 In a Start-to-Finish relationship, what must happen before the successor can finish?

16 Which relationship is most commonly used for simple task linkage?

17 How are linked tasks commonly shown on a Gantt chart?

18 What is lag time in a task relationship?

19 How does lead time affect two linked tasks on a Gantt chart?

20 Which action creates a summary task with subtasks in an outline?

21 A project contains the tasks "Design interface," "Code module," "Test module," and "Deploy module." Which sequence best represents their logical order?

22 In a task information dialog, which setting would most directly identify the task's name, duration, and scheduling status?

23 Task B cannot begin until Task A has been completed. In a scheduling tool, how should Task A be identified for Task B?

24 A developer is assigned to a task and has a maximum availability of 50% during the task period. Which scheduling factor does this represent?

25 A task must remain scheduled for exactly five working days even if additional resources are assigned. Which task type is most appropriate?

26 A task is scheduled to begin only after a specified calendar date, regardless of predecessor dates. What is being applied?

27 If the amount of work remains constant while the number of assigned resources changes, which task type is generally suitable?

28 A project manager wants to record testing assumptions without changing task dates or assignments. Which feature should be used?

29 What is the main purpose of indenting a task beneath another task in a project outline?

30 A summary task displays a duration that spans all of its subtasks. What does this duration generally represent?

31 Which linkage type requires the predecessor to finish before the successor can start?

32 Task A is "Prepare build" and Task B is "Install build." If Task B should start only after Task A finishes, which relationship should be selected?

33 Documentation may begin as soon as development begins, although development continues afterward. Which relationship best models this situation?

34 The review task must finish when the testing task finishes, but both tasks may start at different times. Which relationship is appropriate?

35 An old support shift can finish only after the new support shift has started. Which relationship represents this dependency?

36 A simple linkage between two tasks is primarily used to represent what?

37 On a Gantt chart, dependency lines connect the end of one task bar to the beginning of another task bar. Which relationship is most likely shown?

38 Task B has a two-day lag after Task A finishes. When can Task B start relative to Task A's finish?

39 A successor task has 25% lead time on a finish-to-start link with a predecessor lasting eight working days. Approximately how much overlap does this create?

40 Which constraint type gives the scheduler the greatest flexibility because it does not force a task to a specific date?

41 A project contains these tasks: approve architecture, provision test environment, develop module, deploy module, and execute system tests. Development may begin only after architecture approval. Environment provisioning may occur in parallel with development. Deployment requires both development and provisioning to finish, and testing begins after deployment. Which dependency structure best represents the logical sequence?

42 A 10-day task is reported as 50% complete, but only 3 days of actual duration have been recorded. A manager wants the schedule to reflect the reported completion directly without creating or editing resource assignments. Which change on the task's General tab most directly addresses the request?

43 Task D has two predecessors: A with FS+2d and B with SS+1d. A finishes on day 8, B starts on day 10, and calendars introduce no nonworking time. What is the earliest day on which D can start?

44 A fixed-work task has hours of work, a duration of working days, and one resource assigned at 100%, assuming 8-hour days. A second equally capable resource is added at 100%, and effort-driven scheduling applies. What is the expected result?

45 A task should remain automatically scheduled from its dependencies, but management wants a visible warning if it finishes after 30 June. Which advanced task setting should be used?

46 A successor has an FS dependency that would schedule it on 12 August, but it also has a Start No Earlier Than constraint dated 15 August. Assuming no other restrictions, when will the successor start?

47 A task is configured as Fixed Duration with a duration of 5 days. It initially has one resource at 100%, producing 40 hours of work under an 8-hour calendar. If the assignment is changed to 50%, what values should result?

48 A scheduler must retain the reason for a task-duration estimate so that it travels with the project file but does not alter scheduling calculations or appear as a dependency. Where should the information be stored?

49 Tasks 4 through 7 are selected and indented beneath task 3. Task 3 was previously an ordinary scheduled task with its own entered duration. What structural and scheduling change should be expected?

50 A summary task contains three subtasks: X runs Monday through Wednesday, Y runs Tuesday through Friday, and Z runs the following Monday through Tuesday. The weekend is nonworking time. What does the summary task represent?

51 Task B must start 2 days after Task A starts, while Task C must finish at the same time Task A finishes. Which pair of dependency specifications correctly models these requirements?

52 Coding finishes at the end of Tuesday. Testing has an FS+1d dependency on coding. Wednesday is a normal working day, and there are no calendar exceptions. When can testing begin?

53 Excavation lasts 8 days. Inspection is linked to excavation with SS+75%, where the percentage lag is based on the predecessor's duration. Assuming continuous working days, when can inspection start?

54 Task A is scheduled to finish on day 20. Task B has an FF-3d relationship with A and is 5 days long. With no other restrictions, what schedule is implied for Task B?

55 A legacy monitoring shift must not finish until the replacement monitoring shift begins. Which dependency correctly represents this handover if the legacy shift is the successor task?

56 Tasks A, B, C, and D are selected in that order and linked using the standard Link Tasks command. No links existed previously. Which dependency network is normally created?

57 On a Gantt chart, a dependency line leaves the right edge of Task A's bar and enters the right edge of Task B's bar. Ignoring lag and arrow-rendering variations, which linkage type does this geometry indicate?

58 Task B has an FS-25% dependency on Task A. Task A has a duration of 12 working days. Assuming percentage lead is calculated from the predecessor's duration, what does the link permit?

59 A Gantt chart shows Task B beginning while Task A is still in progress. The dependency is FS-2d, and removing the link causes B to move earlier rather than later because another constraint then controls it. Which interpretation is correct?

60 In a project scheduled from its start date, which ordering correctly ranks these constraints from least restrictive to most restrictive: As Soon As Possible, Start No Earlier Than, and Must Start On?