Chapter 9 Programming Techniques Flashcards

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Name four programming techniques

A
  • Bar chart and linked bar chart
  • Arrow diagrams
  • Precedence diagrams
  • Line-of balance diagrams
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What shall you take into account when choosing a programming technique?

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  • Complexity of planning task
  • How the result shall be used
  • To whom the result shall be presented
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What is a bar chart? Name advantages and disadvantages with this technique

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Advantge: simple , easy to compile, understand and update
Disadvantage: Dependencies between activities are not shown; interrelationships between activities and how they depend on one other

The bar chart is laid out with the timescale along the top axis and a list of task or activities down the lefthanded side. The time required for each activity is represented by a horizontal line, with length of the line indicating the duration of the activity

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What is the difference between a bar chart and a Gantt chart?

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None it is the same

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  1. What is the difference between a bar chart and a linked bar chart?
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Dependencies are shown in a linked bar chart but not in a bar chart.

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  1. What does the abbreviation CPM stand for?
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Critical path method

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  1. Name a situation when the technique “line-of balance” is especially useful!
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In big house-buildning where the repetitive part of a construction sequence can be readily integrated into barchart programme

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