CNST 1361 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Unit price estimate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which type of estimate is the most accurate?
Advanced Work Packaging - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅What does AWP stand for?
Lower initial cost. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of these is not a reported benefit of AWP by the
industry?
Construction Work Area - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The portion of the plot plan that has been defined
jointly by Engineering and Construction that represents a logical physical envelope of work is called:
Installation Work Package. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The portion of work that contains all the necessary
elements for a single construction crew to complete that portion of the work is called:
Construction Work Package. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The logical subdivision of a CWA construction
scope into a defined geographic area and discipline is called:
Work Breakdown Structure. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The framework that represents the way a project is
defined, planned and managed by breaking down the scope into manageable segments is called:
Path of Construction. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The optimal construction sequence to assemble the
facility is called the __________________, and should be defined during the early planning stages of a
project:
Plant performance. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which is NOT a potential result of AWP?
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Critical Path Method reveals the contiguous path of activities in a
network having the shortest total duration and thus defining the minimum duration of the project
A-
Revise the schedules logic
, B-
Use overtime
D-
Use substitute materials or equipment
E-
Increase crew size - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅What are some ways to accelerate a schedule (check all that
apply)?
Request for information - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅What does RFI stand for?
True - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cost data provided by national firms (such as R.S.Means) must be adjusted
to the specific project location.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Quality construction is good, and every designer should specify the
highest-quality project components.
Increased availability of labor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following will NOT increase the cost
of a project?
As quality expenditures increase, the value of the increased quality to the owner increases at a
decreasing rate. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When considering project quality, which of the following is
true?
Physical project size - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following is NOT a reason for construction
cost variation among different geographic locations?
Activity interrelations are not considered - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The following is a limitation of a bar
chart schedule.
Activity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅In a network schedule, what is the fundamental unit of work?
Unit price estimate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which type of estimate is the most accurate?
Advanced Work Packaging - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅What does AWP stand for?
Lower initial cost. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of these is not a reported benefit of AWP by the
industry?
Construction Work Area - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The portion of the plot plan that has been defined
jointly by Engineering and Construction that represents a logical physical envelope of work is called:
Installation Work Package. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The portion of work that contains all the necessary
elements for a single construction crew to complete that portion of the work is called:
Construction Work Package. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The logical subdivision of a CWA construction
scope into a defined geographic area and discipline is called:
Work Breakdown Structure. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The framework that represents the way a project is
defined, planned and managed by breaking down the scope into manageable segments is called:
Path of Construction. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The optimal construction sequence to assemble the
facility is called the __________________, and should be defined during the early planning stages of a
project:
Plant performance. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which is NOT a potential result of AWP?
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Critical Path Method reveals the contiguous path of activities in a
network having the shortest total duration and thus defining the minimum duration of the project
A-
Revise the schedules logic
, B-
Use overtime
D-
Use substitute materials or equipment
E-
Increase crew size - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅What are some ways to accelerate a schedule (check all that
apply)?
Request for information - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅What does RFI stand for?
True - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cost data provided by national firms (such as R.S.Means) must be adjusted
to the specific project location.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Quality construction is good, and every designer should specify the
highest-quality project components.
Increased availability of labor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following will NOT increase the cost
of a project?
As quality expenditures increase, the value of the increased quality to the owner increases at a
decreasing rate. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When considering project quality, which of the following is
true?
Physical project size - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following is NOT a reason for construction
cost variation among different geographic locations?
Activity interrelations are not considered - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The following is a limitation of a bar
chart schedule.
Activity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅In a network schedule, what is the fundamental unit of work?
