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CBAP · Question #138

Which of the following tasks cannot start until other tasks are completed?

The correct answer is B. Dependent task. A dependent task has a logical dependency on one or more predecessor tasks and cannot begin until those predecessors are finished.

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Question

Which of the following tasks cannot start until other tasks are completed?

Options

  • AAnalysis task
  • BDependent task
  • CPredecessor task
  • DIndependent task

How the community answered

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  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    79% (19)
  • C
    13% (3)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

A dependent task has a logical dependency on one or more predecessor tasks and cannot begin until those predecessors are finished.

AAnalysis task

An analysis task describes a category of work performed during a project phase, not a scheduling relationship between tasks.

BDependent taskCorrect

A dependent task, also called a successor task, has a defined relationship with one or more preceding tasks that must be completed before it can start. This dependency relationship is a core concept in project scheduling and is modeled using finish-to-start or other logical relationships. The dependency constrains when the task can begin based on the completion status of other tasks.

CPredecessor task

A predecessor task is the task that must be completed first - it is the one that another task depends on, not the one that is waiting to start.

DIndependent task

An independent task has no dependencies and can be scheduled and started at any time regardless of other tasks' completion status.

Concept tested: Task dependency relationships in project scheduling

Topics

#task dependencies#dependent tasks#schedule logic#predecessor relationships

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