Deck 17: Understanding MS Project: Features and Functions

Question 1

The default view of MS Project is the

A) resource sheet.
B) tasks view.
C) budgets view.
D) resource usage view.
E) Gantt chart view.

Answer 1

E

Question 2

You need to create dependencies when one task can not be completed until another task has been completed.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A Tracking Gantt allows a project manager to track the progress of a project against a baseline.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

It is not difficult to show all aspects of a project in a single screen.

Question 5

The resource view shows all the tasks associated with a project and how long they are expected to last.

Question 6

Project provides a variety of screens to capture the full picture of the project.

Question 7

The resource sheet allows you to enter people that will be working on a project to the project.

Question 8

MS Project allows a project manager to create tasks.

Question 9

MS Project allows a project manager to control resources.

Question 10

MS Project is a full-service project management process software.

Question 11

MS Project is best described as a ________ product.

A) spreadsheet
B) database
C) presentation
D) scheduling
E) calendar

Question 12

The ________ is located on the far left hand side of the screen.

A) quick navigator
B) resource sheet
C) project window
D) navigator
E) project navigator

Question 13

The resource usage view would allow a project manager to better control resources like overtime.

Question 14

Dependent tasks are either predecessors or successors.

Question 15

MS Project stores information about

A) budgets, resources, and employee SIN's.
B) resources, tasks, and customer buying history.
C) tasks, resources, and work contracts.
D) schedules, emails, and budgets.
E) budgets, resources, and tasks.

Question 16

Dependencies are reflected in the Gantt chart screen.

Question 17

You can create subtasks within the tasks of a project.

Question 18

When you create subtasks the tasks associated with those subtasks automatically get the

A) the duration of the longest subtask
B) the dependencies of the subtasks
C) the total of the subtasks' durations
D) the subtasks ancestors
E) the predecessors of the subtasks

Question 19

Resources cannot be added to the tasks shown in the Gantt chart.

Question 20

MS Project is best describes as a spreadsheet product.

Question 21

Subtasks are created and undone using the ________ keys.

A) ctrl
B) arrow
C) alt
D) tab
E) shift

Question 22

Why is MS Project considered a full-service product?

Question 23

What is the advantage of using a Gantt chart?

Question 24

A predecessor is a

A) task that must happen at the same time as another task.
B) resource that must be used before another resource.
C) task that must happen before another task.
D) task that must happen after another task.
E) view in MS Project.

Question 25

In the Gantt chart the arrows that point to the bars indicate

A) incomplete tasks.
B) activities.
C) resources.
D) dependencies between activities.
E) complete tasks.

Question 26

What is a dependency between two tasks?

Question 27

Dependencies are crucial for

A) scheduling tasks.
B) creating predecessors.
C) creating successors.
D) creating meaningful schedules.
E) scheduling resources.

Question 28

The data entry in the resource sheet is the same as for the

A) calendar.
B) resource usage sheet.
C) tracking Gantt chart.
D) task usage sheet.
E) Gantt chart.

Question 29

The resource usage view allows the project manager to check

A) projected versus actual costs.
B) time to completion.
C) all of the tasks.
D) all of the sub-tasks.
E) expected work date and hours for an employee.

Question 30

In the resource view you see ________ available to the project

A) people
B) equipment
C) information technology
D) money
E) facilities

Question 31

MS Project is a full-service project management software because it focuses on

A) organizing tasks.
B) providing access to project documentation.
C) managing schedules.
D) tracking employee hours.
E) providing support for the project management process.

Question 32

All project management begins with

A) an annual budget.
B) an understanding of project management.
C) an understanding of the scheduling application.
D) an understanding of the tasks that need to be accomplished.
E) availability of resources.