In the Terminology of the Critical Path Method, What Is

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Multiple Choice

In the terminology of the critical path method, what is a critical path?

• A) It is the sequence of activities that is expected to take the longest time to complete.
• B) It is the composite of tasks in a project that have predecessors; the predecessors are critical to the accomplishment of subsequent tasks.
• C) It is a path that includes two or more activities that must be performed simultaneously, and therefore poses complex coordination problems.
• D) It is the series of tasks that is expected to take the shortest time to complete.

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