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Lesson: Lesson 1: Project Basics
Multiple Choice
1. When you start Project, which of the following is the default opening view?
a) Network Diagram
b) Task Sheet
c) Gantt Chart
d) Calendar
Ans: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Starting Microsoft Project Standard
2. Which of the following is the default table in the opening view of Project?
a) Entry
b) Cost
c) Summary
d) Usage
Ans: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Starting Microsoft Project Standard
3. A(n) __________ determines how tasks and resources assigned to these tasks are scheduled.
a) schedule
b) exception plan
c) calendar
d) resource pool
Ans: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Defining Project Calendars
4. Which of the following is not one of the base calendars provided in Project?
a) Standard
b) 24-Hours
c) Standard Federal Holidays
d) Night Shift
Ans: c
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Defining Project Calendars
5. Which of the following calendars is used to manage the scheduling of individual tasks?
a) base
b) project
c) resource
d) task
Ans: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Defining Project Calendars
6. The amount of working time required to complete a task is the __________.
a) duration
b) length
c) effort
d) none of the above
Ans: a
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Entering Tasks and Task Details
7. For a task having a duration of one elapsed minute, the entry in the Duration column would appear as __________.
a) 1em
b) 1emin
c) 1eminute
d) 1emn
Ans: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Entering Tasks and Task Details
8. By default, a milestone is represented as a __________.
a) black diamond
b) blue circle
c) black star
d) blue star
Ans: a
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Entering Tasks and Task Details
9. A project phase within a project schedule is represented by a __________.
a) subproject
b) minor phase
c) subtask
d) summary task
Ans: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Organizing Tasks into Phases
10. What kind of planning develops a project by identifying the highest-level phases before breaking them into lower-level components?
a) master planning
b) bottom-up planning
c) top-down planning
d) outline planning
Ans: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Organizing Tasks into Phases
11. For which type of task relationship does the start date of the predecessor task determine the start date of the successor task?
a) finish-to-start
b) start-to-start
c) finish-to-finish
d) start-to-finish
Ans: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Linking Tasks
12. When you point to a note icon in a project schedule, the note appears in a __________.
a) ScreenTip
b) Task Information dialog box
c) Note box
d) none of the above
Ans: a
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Documenting Tasks
13. To create a summary task without using the indent button, which of the following ribbons would you use?
a) Resource
b) Task
c) Summary
d) Project Summary
Ans: B
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Organizing Tasks into Phases
14. Task B has a predecessor (Task A) with a finish-to-finish relationship. This means that:
a) Task A must start and finish before Task B starts
b) Task A must finish at the same time or before Task B
c) Task B finishes at the same time Task A starts
d) Task B starts and finishes before Task A
Ans: B
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Linking Tasks
15. The task notes field allows which of the following to be entered:
a) Text directly entered into the filed
b) Linked files including pictures, video and documents
c) Embedded files
d) All of the above
Ans: D
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Documenting Tasks
16. Task durations should match the Resource’s Standard Rate units.
Ans: False
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Entering Tasks and Task Details
17. As you enter new tasks into a project schedule, they are automatically linked.
Ans: False
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Entering Tasks and Task Details
18. You can schedule a project from both a start date and a finish date.
Ans: False
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Creating a Project Schedule
19. It is possible to have Project save your project schedule at specified intervals.
Ans: True
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Creating a Project Schedule
20. You cannot directly edit a summary task’s duration, start date, or other calculated values.
Ans: True
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Organizing Tasks into Phases
21. It is not possible to select and link several tasks at once.
Ans: False
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Linking Tasks
22. Microsoft Project 2010 no longer allows hyperlinks.
Ans: False
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Entering Tasks and Task Details
23. In Microsoft Project, the file you use is referred to as a project schedule.
Ans: True
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Starting Microsoft Project Standard
Fill-in-the-Blank
24. The final goal of the project is also called the __________.
Ans: deliverable
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Entering Tasks and Task Details
25. A project schedule is a(n) __________ of what you want to happen or what you think will happen.
Ans: model
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Starting Microsoft Project Standard
26. A(n) __________ calendar defines working and nonworking times for an individual work resource.
Ans: resource
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Defining Project Calendars
27. A(n) __________ represents the actual individual work activities that must be done to accomplish the final goal of the project.
Ans: task
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Entering Tasks and Task Details
28. To change the month in which the project fiscal year begins, you would navigate to the __________ section of the Options dialog box.
Ans: Schedule
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Defining Project Calendars
29. A(n) __________ represents a significant event reached within a project or imposed upon a project.
Ans: milestone
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Entering Tasks and Task Details
30. The duration of a milestone is __________ day(s).
Ans: zero
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Entering Tasks and Task Details
31. If you want to make several tasks become subtasks of another task, you would select the tasks that will become subtasks and then click the __________ button.
Ans: Indent Task
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Organizing Tasks into Phases
32. The phases in a project are represented by __________ tasks.
Ans: summary
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Organizing Tasks into Phases
33. A(n) __________ is a group of closely related tasks that encompass a major section of your project.
Ans: phase
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Organizing Tasks into Phases
34. A(n) __________ between two tasks reflects the order in which work must be completed.
Ans: link
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Linking Tasks
35. A(n) __________ start or finish determines to the start or finish of another task(s).
Ans: predecessor
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Linking Tasks
36. __________ should be used when a task must be scheduled over the weekend, such as concrete curing.
Ans: elapsed duration
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Documenting Tasks
Short Answer
37. By default, what does Project use as the project start date?
Ans: current date
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Creating a Project Schedule
38. What dialog box do you activate when you want to set holidays and days off in the project calendar?
Ans: Change Working Time
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Defining Project Calendars
39. What is the unique number that is assigned to each task in the project?
Ans: Task ID
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Entering Tasks and Task Details
40. What is the total length of working and nonworking time you expect it will take to complete a task?
Ans: elapsed duration
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Entering Tasks and Task Details
41. What dialog box displays information such as the project start and finish dates and duration?
Ans: Project Statistics
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Reviewing the Project Schedule’s Duration
42. On the Task ribbon, what button do you click to add a note to a task?
Ans: Task Notes
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Documenting Tasks
43. What is the first step in creating a new project schedule?
Ans: Specify the start date for the project.
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Creating a Project Schedule
44. Why should you try to schedule a project from a start date?
Ans: Scheduling from a start date causes all tasks to start as soon as possible, and it gives you the greatest scheduling flexibility.
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Creating a Project Schedule
45. What are the four types of calendars used in Project?
Ans: base calendar, project calendar, resource calendar, task calendar
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Defining Project Calendars
46. What does a question mark (?) behind the duration of a task indicate?
Ans: It indicates that the duration is estimated.
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Entering Tasks and Task Details
47. Why is it important to carefully estimate durations when entering them into Project?
Ans: It is important because a major source of risk in a project is inaccurate task duration estimates. Risk decreases the likelihood of completing a project on time, within budget, and to specification.
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Entering Tasks and Task Details
48. How do you insert a new task between other existing tasks?
Ans: Select the task row where you want the new task to be inserted. On the Task Tab, click the sub-menu arrow below the Task button, and then click Task. Or press the Insert key.
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Entering Tasks and Task Details
49. What are the four types of task relationships?
Ans: finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish, and start-to-finish
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Linking Tasks
50. Why do you link milestones to each other in a project schedule?
Ans: Linking milestones reflects the sequential nature of the overall phases.
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Linking Tasks
51. Why would you add a note to a task?
Ans: Adding a note allows you to document important information while keeping your project schedule succinct.
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Documenting Tasks
52. How do you activate the Project Statistics dialog box?
Ans: On the Project ribbon, click Project Information. On the Project Information dialog box, click the Statistics button.
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Reviewing the Project Schedule’s Duration
53. How do you compress the graphical portion of the Gantt Chart so that the entire project is visible on the screen?
Ans: On the View ribbon, in the Zoom Command group, click Zoom Entire Project.
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Reviewing the Project Schedule’s Duration
54. How do you specify a start date for a project?
Ans: On the Project Ribbon, click Project Information, and then select the date in the Start Date box.
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Creating a Project Schedule