Concerning PERT and CPM

question 68

Multiple Choice

Concerning PERT and CPM:

• A)These are two different names for essentially the same technique.
• B)CPM tends to focus more on the critical path; PERT focuses on the parallel paths.
• C)PERT gives a clearer indication of activity slack, while CPM gives a better picture of path slack.
• D)Because of its recent discovery, much less is known about CPM than PERT.
• E)All of the above are true.

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Definitions:

Major Structure

Refers to the most abundant or stable structure among several isomers or resonant structures of a molecule.

Synthetic Steps

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Transformation

The alteration of a chemical compound into another compound through a chemical reaction.

Chromic Acid Test

A qualitative test used to distinguish primary and secondary alcohols by their oxidation to carboxylic acids or ketones, respectively.