Microsoft Project 2010, Managing Projects Sample Questions:

1. Every time you create a new task within your project schedule, Project 2010 automatically adds a dependency to the new task. You need to turn off the feature that triggers the dependency to be automatically added. What should you do?

A) On the Advanced tab of the Project 2010 options, select the Ask to update automatic links check box.
B) On the Schedule tab of the Project 2010 options, clear the Autolink inserted or moved tasks check box.
C) On the Advanced tab of the Project 2010 options, clear the Move selection after enter check box.
D) Highlight all tasks and select Respect Links.

2. You need to ensure that when you add new tasks, the project schedule doesn't set a start date and end date. What should you do?

A) Select Task from the main ribbon menu. Highlight the task that you want to change and select Manually Schedule.
B) On the Display tab of the Project options, clear the Edits to start and finish dates check box.
C) On the Advanced tab of the Project options, clear the Automatically add new resources and tasks check box.
D) On the Schedule tab of the Project options, change the New tasks created option to Manually Scheduled.
E) Click New Tasks and change the option to Auto Scheduled.

3. You track all costs on your project. You need to track task-level airfare costs that do not depend on the amount of work or duration of a task. What should you do?

A) Create a custom field and capture travel costs at the project level.
B) Use a cost type resource.
C) Use a work type resource.
D) Use a budget resource.

4. In the default Gantt Chart view of your Project Professional 2010 project, you need to display the following information:
-Tasks that are not started.
-Tasks in progress.
-Tasks that have finished.
-Total remaining effort for each group of tasks.
What should you do on the View tab?

A) Select Group by Complete and Incomplete Tasks, and then add the Work field to the table.
B) Select Group by Active v. Inactive, and then add the Work field to the table.
C) Select Group by Complete and Incomplete Tasks, and then add the Remaining Work field to the table.
D) Select Group by Active v. Inactive, and then add the Remaining Work field to the table.

5. You are reviewing the task details of your project. You receive the following warning message:
"This task has resources assigned which are over-allocated." You need to be able to identify a possible resolution for the over-allocated resources.
What should you do?

A) Set the Level Assignments flag to Yes for the task, and then recalculate the schedule.
B) Increase the task duration values for the task.
C) Use the Task Inspector tool.
D) Change the task type to Fixed Units, and then recalculate the project.
E) Change the task type to Fixed Work, and then recalculate the project.

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