CompTIA · Free Practice Questions · Last reviewed May 2026
24real exam-style questions organised by domain, each with the correct answer highlighted and a plain-English explanation of why it's right — and why the others are wrong.
33% of exam · 6 sample questions below
A project manager is leading a team to develop a new mobile application. The project has a fixed budget and a strict deadline. During the execution phase, the stakeholder requests additional features that were not originally planned. Which project constraint is most directly affected by this request?
Quality
Scope
Uncontrolled changes to requirements are scope creep, directly affecting scope.
Schedule
Cost
A company is managing multiple projects simultaneously. One project focuses on upgrading the IT infrastructure, another on developing a new customer portal, and a third on training staff on new software. These projects are grouped together because they all contribute to the same strategic goal of digital transformation. According to CompTIA Project+, how is this grouping best described?
Project
Operations
Portfolio
Program
A program consists of related projects managed together to achieve a common strategic goal.
A project manager is assigned to a new initiative in a matrix organization with a weak matrix structure. The project manager needs to obtain resources from functional departments. The functional managers have authority over their team members' assignments and priorities. What is the most likely challenge the project manager will face in this environment?
Difficulty in obtaining dedicated funding for the project
Team members reporting directly to the project manager
Limited influence over resource allocation and prioritization
Functional managers control resources, so PM may struggle to get team members' time.
High project manager authority over team members
An organization is evaluating two potential projects. Project A has an NPV of $50,000 and a payback period of 2 years. Project B has an NPV of $40,000 and a payback period of 1.5 years. The organization's policy is to select projects with the highest NPV. Which project should be selected?
Project A because it has a higher NPV
Higher NPV indicates greater profitability.
Project A because it has a longer payback period
Project B because it has a shorter payback period
Project B because it has a lower NPV
During project execution, the project team completes a deliverable that exceeds the specified requirements by adding extra features without authorization. This is an example of which concept?
Gold plating
Adding extra features beyond requirements is gold plating.
Scope creep
Value analysis
Progressive elaboration
A project manager is defining the project life cycle for a construction project where requirements are well-defined and unlikely to change. Which project management methodology is most appropriate for this scenario?
Agile
Predictive
Predictive methodology uses sequential phases and is ideal for well-defined requirements.
Hybrid
Scrum
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Practice this domainDuring which project phase is the project charter typically created and approved?
Initiating
The charter is created in the Initiating phase to authorize the project.
Closing
Executing
Planning
A project manager is developing a network diagram and needs to represent an activity that can start only after its predecessor has finished. Which dependency type does this describe?
Finish-to-Start (FS)
Correct: the successor starts only after the predecessor finishes.
Start-to-Start (SS)
Finish-to-Finish (FF)
Start-to-Finish (SF)
A project manager is using the power/interest grid to classify stakeholders. Which group should be managed most closely because they have high power and high interest?
Keep satisfied
Monitor
Manage closely
Correct: high power, high interest stakeholders require close management.
Keep informed
A project has an Earned Value (EV) of $50,000, Actual Cost (AC) of $60,000, and Planned Value (PV) of $55,000. What is the Cost Performance Index (CPI), and what does it indicate?
0.83; over budget
Correct: CPI = 0.83, less than 1 means over budget.
1.20; under budget
0.83; on budget
0.91; under budget
Which risk response strategy involves taking action to reduce the probability or impact of a risk?
Accept
Avoid
Mitigate
Correct: mitigation reduces probability or impact.
Transfer
A project manager is estimating the cost of a new software development project. She uses the actual cost of a similar past project and adjusts for differences in size and complexity. Which estimation technique is she using?
Three-point estimation
Parametric estimation
Bottom-up estimation
Analogous estimation
Correct: analogous uses similar past projects as a basis.
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A project manager wants to visualize the sequence of project activities and their dependencies to identify the critical path. Which tool should be used?
Pareto chart
Network diagram
Network diagram maps activity sequences and dependencies, enabling critical path identification.
Milestone chart
Gantt chart
During a sprint review, the product owner notices that the team completed 30 story points in the previous sprint and 25 in the current sprint. The project manager wants to track the average story points completed per sprint to predict future performance. Which metric should be used?
Burnup chart
Burndown chart
Velocity
Velocity measures story points completed per sprint, averaged for forecasting.
Planned value
A project has a budget at completion (BAC) of $200,000. The earned value (EV) is $90,000, and the actual cost (AC) is $100,000. What is the estimate at completion (EAC) if the project is expected to continue at the same cost performance?
$210,000
$200,000
$190,000
$222,222
Using BAC/CPI gives $222,222.
Which document formally authorizes a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources?
Scope statement
Project management plan
Business case
Project charter
The charter provides formal authorization and assigns the PM.
A project manager notices that a task is taking longer than planned and the project is falling behind schedule. The project manager wants to identify the root cause of the delay. Which quality tool would be most appropriate?
Histogram
Control chart
Cause-and-effect diagram
Fishbone diagram helps identify and categorize root causes.
Pareto chart
In an agile project, the team is using user stories to capture requirements. Which of the following is the correct format for a user story?
As a customer, I want to view my order history, so that I can track my purchases.
Correct format: As a [role], I want [feature], so that [benefit].
The system shall allow users to login.
Login functionality must be implemented.
As a user, I want to login, and the system must be secure.
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A project manager is deploying a new web application to a cloud environment. The application requires high availability and automatic scaling based on traffic. Which IT infrastructure component should the project manager use to meet these requirements?
Load balancer
A load balancer distributes incoming traffic across multiple servers and can be integrated with auto-scaling to handle varying loads.
Firewall
DNS server
VPN concentrator
During a database migration project, the team encounters an error when trying to connect to the new database server from the application server. The network team confirms that the ports are open and the firewall rules are correct. The database team reports that the database service is running and listening on the expected port. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the connectivity issue?
Misconfigured DNS server
Missing route on the database server's routing table
Without a return route to the application server, the database server can receive packets but cannot send responses, resulting in a timeout or connection failure.
Incorrect subnet mask on the application server
Expired SSL certificate on the database server
A project manager is overseeing the implementation of a new customer relationship management (CRM) system. The vendor requires access to the company's internal network to install and configure the software. Which of the following is the BEST practice to ensure security while allowing vendor access?
Provide the vendor with access to the guest Wi-Fi network
Set up a VPN connection with two-factor authentication
A VPN creates an encrypted tunnel, and two-factor authentication ensures the vendor's identity is verified, providing secure remote access.
Allow the vendor to use remote desktop protocol (RDP) directly over the internet
Create a local user account with administrative privileges for the vendor
Which TWO of the following are key considerations when designing an IT infrastructure for a new data center?
Open floor plan with no raised flooring
Redundant power supplies and UPS systems
Redundant power ensures continuous operation during outages.
Use of low-cost, consumer-grade hardware
Environmental controls for temperature and humidity
Proper cooling and humidity control prevent hardware damage.
Single point of failure for critical systems
A project manager is leading a project to upgrade the storage area network (SAN) for a hospital's electronic health records (EHR) system. The current SAN is reaching capacity and has performance issues during peak hours. The new SAN must support high availability with synchronous replication between two data centers located 10 km apart. The project budget is tight, and the timeline is aggressive. During a risk assessment, the project manager identifies that the fiber optic cable between the data centers is owned by a third-party provider and has a history of outages. The project sponsor is concerned about meeting the go-live date and asks the project manager to recommend a course of action to mitigate the risk of cable outages affecting the SAN replication. Which of the following is the BEST course of action?
Purchase redundant SAN controllers to provide failover in case of a controller failure
Increase the synchronous replication interval to reduce the impact of potential outages
Work with the fiber provider to install a second, diverse fiber path between the data centers
A diverse path provides redundancy; if one cable fails, replication continues over the other, maintaining high availability.
Replace synchronous replication with asynchronous replication over the existing WAN connection
A project manager is planning the deployment of a new web application. The IT team has identified the following requirements: the application must be accessible 24/7, handle traffic spikes, and maintain session persistence. Which TWO infrastructure components should the project manager include in the design to meet these requirements?
An auto-scaling group of web servers
Auto-scaling groups automatically add or remove web server instances based on demand, which handles traffic spikes. When combined with a load balancer, they also support session persistence.
A content delivery network (CDN)
A single web server with a large instance type
A database cluster with replication
A load balancer with session affinity
A load balancer distributes traffic and with session affinity (sticky sessions) ensures session persistence. It also improves availability by routing away from failed servers.
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Practice this domainThe PK0-005 exam has 95 questions and must be completed in 90 minutes. The passing score is 710/1000.
Scenario questions on project management concepts, initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and communication.
The exam covers 4 domains: Project Management Concepts, Project Life Cycle, Tools and Documentation, Basics of IT Infrastructure and IT Project Management. Questions are weighted by domain — higher-weight domains appear more on your actual exam.
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