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Question 1mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What is the cost variance (CV) and schedule variance (SV)?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

```
Project Status Report (Month 3 of 12)
Planned Value (PV): $500,000
Earned Value (EV): $450,000
Actual Cost (AC): $480,000
Budget at Completion (BAC): $2,000,000
```
Question 2easymultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. A project manager is monitoring server performance for a web application deployment. Based on the exhibit, what is the status of the web server?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

Command: netstat -an | grep :80
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 192.168.1.10:80 192.168.1.5:54321 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 192.168.1.10:80 192.168.1.6:54322 TIME_WAIT
Question 3mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. A developer deployed a new version of an application to production. After restarting the service, the application fails to connect to the database. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

=== C:\Project\Build\app.config ===
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
  <appSettings>
    <add key="DatabaseServer" value="prod-db-01.internal.company.com"/>
    <add key="DatabaseName" value="SalesDB"/>
    <add key="Environment" value="Production"/>
  </appSettings>
  <connectionStrings>
    <add name="SalesDB" connectionString="Server=prod-db-01;Database=SalesDB;User ID=app_user;Password=Passw0rd!" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>
  </connectionStrings>
</configuration>

=== Deployment Instructions ===
1. Copy app.config to C:\App\
2. Update connection string for environment
3. Restart service

=== Error after deployment ===
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Cannot open database "SalesDB" requested by the login. The login failed.
Login failed for user 'app_user'.
Question 4easymultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. The project manager is reviewing the project schedule. What is the total duration of the critical path?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

```
Project: MobileApp v2.0
Task Name          Duration   Predecessors
1. Requirements     10d        -
2. Design           15d        1
3. Coding           20d        2
4. Testing          10d        3
5. Deployment       5d         4
```
Question 5hardmultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. Based on the risk register, which risk has the HIGHEST priority?

Exhibit

Risk Register:
ID | Description | Prob | Impact | Response
R1 | Server failure | High | High | Mitigate: backup server
R2 | Staff illness | Medium | High | Accept: no action
R3 | Regulatory change | Low | High | Transfer: consultant
R4 | Budget cut | High | Medium | Avoid: reduce scope
Question 6easymultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. Which change should be implemented FIRST?

Exhibit

Change Log:
ID | Request | Status | Priority | Owner
CR1 | Add login page | Approved | High | Alice
CR2 | Change color scheme | Approved | Low | Bob
CR3 | Implement search | Pending | High | Alice
CR4 | Update user manual | Rejected | Medium | Carol
Question 7easymultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. According to the stakeholder register entry, how should the project manager engage the sponsor?

Exhibit

Stakeholder: Sponsor
Interest: High
Influence: High
Category: Executive
Question 8mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. Based on the risk register, which risk should receive the highest priority for response?

Exhibit

Project Risk Register (Excerpt)

Risk ID | Risk Description | Probability | Impact | Risk Score | Response
R1 | Supplier delay | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.12 | Transfer
R2 | Staff turnover | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.30 | Mitigate
R3 | Scope creep | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.20 | Accept
R4 | Technical failure | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.21 | Avoid
Question 9easymultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. Which change request(s) require formal approval from the change control board?

Exhibit

Change Request Log (Excerpt)

CR ID | Description | Status | Impact Assessment | Approval Needed
CR001 | Add new report | Open | Cost +$5k, Time +1wk | Yes
CR002 | Remove feature X | Approved | Cost -$2k, Time -3d | No
CR003 | Change color scheme | Rejected | N/A | N/A
CR004 | Update user manual | Open | Cost +$1k, Time +2d | No
Question 10easymultiple choice
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Based on the change request log exhibit, what should the project manager do next regarding the change requests?

Network Topology
|Refer to the exhibit.Change Request Log (excerpt):
Question 11mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. Which WBS element is a work package?

Exhibit

WBS:
1.0 Software Project
  1.1 Planning
    1.1.1 Requirements Gathering
    1.1.2 Design
  1.2 Development
    1.2.1 Coding
    1.2.2 Testing
  1.3 Deployment
Question 12hardmultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. Which element of the project charter is missing from this exhibit?

Exhibit

Project Charter:
Project Name: Cloud Migration
Project Manager: Sarah Lee
Business Need: Reduce on-premise costs
High-Level Scope: Migrate servers to AWS
Budget: $200,000
Milestones: Design - Feb 1, Implementation - Mar 1, Go-Live - Apr 1
Question 13easymultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. Based on the exhibit, which response strategy is the project manager planning to use for this risk?

Exhibit

Risk Register:
ID: R001
Description: Potential vendor delay
Probability: High
Impact: High
Risk Score: 9
Response: Mitigate
Owner: PM
Question 14easymultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What is the duration of the critical path?

Exhibit

Activity | Duration | Predecessor
A | 2 days | -
B | 3 days | A
C | 4 days | A
D | 2 days | B, C
Question 15mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. Which risk should the project manager address first?

Exhibit

Risk ID | Risk Description | Probability | Impact | Risk Score | Response Strategy
R-001   | Server outage    | High        | High   | 0.75       | Mitigate
R-002   | Vendor delay     | Medium      | High   | 0.50       | Transfer
R-003   | Budget cut       | Low         | High   | 0.30       | Accept

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