Test Chapter 1_Management

Question 0

Management by exception (MBE) is:

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A form of variance reporting

Question 1

In managerial terms, gap analysis is useful primarily in:

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Problem solving

Question 2

ABC analysis involves:

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Inventory control

Question 3

The Federal Discrimination in Employment Act as amended in 1978 prohibits job discrimination based on age for persons between the ages of

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40 and 70

Question 4

Inspectors should be familiar with the contractor’s CPM charts for a construction job primarily to determine if

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The job is on schedule

Question 5

The value engineering approach is frequently found in public works contracts. Value engineering is:

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A team approach to optimize the cost of the project

Question 6

Historically, most costly claims have been either for

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Delays or alleged changed conditions

Question 7

A claim is:

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A dispute that cannot be resolved.

Question 8

Disputes arising between a contractor and the owning agency are

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Inevitable

Question 9

The mean of the numbers is

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The mean is the average of the numbers. Add up all the numbers, then divide by how many numbers there are.

Question 10

The median is

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the middle value in a list of numbers.

Question 11

The mode is the

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Number that is repeated more often than any other.

Question 12

In statistical measurements, a subgroup that is representative of the entire group is

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A sample

Question 13

Productivity is the ratio of

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Outputs/inputs

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Downtime is the time a piece of equipment is

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Unavailable for use

Question 15

Index numbers

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A way of measuring and comparing changes over a period of time

Question 16

The underlying idea behind Management by Objectives is to provide a mechanism for managers to

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coordinate personal and departmental plans with organizational goals

Question 17

The ultimate objective of the project manager in planning and scheduling a project is to

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meet the completion dates of the project

Question 18

Scheduling with respect to the critical path method usually does not involve

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Cost allocation.

Question 19

When CPM is used on a construction project, updates are most commonly made

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Monthly.

Question 20

A method used to estimate the minimum project duration and determine the amount of scheduling flexibility on the logical network paths within the schedule model.

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Critical path method

Question 21

Total float

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The schedule flexibility is measured by the amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed or extended from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint.

Question 22

The primary objective of critical path method is to

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Spot potential bottlenecks

Question 23

Gantt refers to

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bar charts

Question 24

In project management terms, slack is equivalent to

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float

Question 25

PERT is an abbreviation for

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Program Evaluation and Review Technique

Question 26

Managers accomplish their work in an ever changing environment by integrating three time-tested approaches:

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1. Behavior management
2. Scientific management
3. Management sciences

Question 27

The most effective managers manage for optimum results. This means that the manager is seeking to

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get the most favorable results from a given situation.

Question 28

If a manager believes that an employee is irresponsible, the employee, in subtle response to the manager’s assessment, will in fact prove to be irresponsible. This is an example of a

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Self-fulfilling prophesy

Question 29

Protestant work ethic

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Work is valuable in itself and the person who does it focuses on his work

Question 30

1 mile= 1.6 kilometers; 1 kilometer= .6 miles. 90 kilometers per hour is equivalent to _____ miles per hour.

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54

Question 31

Of the following, the primary objective of CPM is to

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Spot potential bottlenecks