AACE International AACE-PSP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AACE International AACE-PSP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  What is the relationship depicted between Activity G and Activity H?

  

  A. You cannot tell with the supplied information.
  B. Start-to-start.
  C. Finish-to-start.
  D. Finish-to-finish.
  B. Start-to-start.

• Question 2:

  Resource planning must take all of the following into account except for

  A. Types of materials, equipment and labor skills required to complete the project.
  B. Earned value techniques established for the project.
  C. Time available to complete the project.
  D. Cash flow (expenditure) limitations for completing work on the project.
  B. Earned value techniques established for the project.

• Question 3:

  Is activity 7001 pictured correctly in the precedence diagram?

  

  A. No, the total float is not shown correctly.
  B. Yes, except the early finish date is not shown.
  C. No, the start-to-start and finish-to-finish relationships are backwards.
  D. Yes, the duration is 48 days.
  D. Yes, the duration is 48 days.

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• Question 4:

  These are the activities on the critical path:

  

  A. A, D, and I.
  B. A, C, E, and H.
  C. A, B, G, and H.
  D. A, B, F, and J
  C. A, B, G, and H.

• Question 5:

  What is the actual duration as of the status date or data date of Activity B?

  

  A. 7.
  B. 3.
  C. 0.
  D. 4.
  B. 3.

• Question 6:

  There is only enough room for a maximum of 4 cranes to be placed on-site. Assuming that a single crane can perform 35 lifts per day and that a column pour requires 60 lifts, what is the minimum number of tower cranes that should be used for the above described column pours?

  

  A. 2 cranes
  B. 1 crane
  C. 4 cranes
  D. 3 cranes
  A. 2 cranes

• Question 7:

  Which of the following documents is most likely to be of the LEAST value to a planner/scheduler when planning a contractor's baseline critical path schedule for the construction of a large high-clearance bridge located very near an airport? The contractor has been awarded the contract.

  A. The project plans and specifications
  B. The project geotechnical report
  C. The regulations published by the government aviation agency
  D. The government's report on future high-clearance bridge projects
  D. The government's report on future high-clearance bridge projects

• Question 8:

  What is the primary difference between the arrow diagramming method (ADM) and the precedence diagramming method (PDM)?

  A. ADM is limited to finish-to-start logic relationships, while PDM is not.
  B. PDM is a bar chart with network logic, while ADM is a pure logic network.
  C. ADM is manual CPM calculations, while PDM is computerized.
  D. ADM uses arrows, while PDM uses boxes.
  A. ADM is limited to finish-to-start logic relationships, while PDM is not.

• Question 9:

  The activity with the most total float is:

  

  A. Activity I.
  B. Activity C.
  C. Activity F.
  D. Activity D.
  A. Activity I.

• Question 10:

  What was the original planned duration for Activity A through Activity G?

  

  A. 26.
  B. 28.
  C. 24.
  D. 25.
  B. 28.