[Year 12 IT Apps] Question on critical path

[Mark Kelly]

Both are true.  The minimum time to complete all tasks is also the 
longest path from start to end.

Just depends on which way you look at it.

Paul Golub wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> a critical path for a project is the series of activites that determine the earliest time by which the project can be completed.
> 
> Emphasis on "earliest time".
> 
> In a trial exam my students did some put that the "critical path is the longest path which a project cannot be delayed wthout delaying the entire project"
> 
> Emphasis on "longest time". Would this answer be accesptable in an exam?
> Is it "earliest time" or "longest path" or both is ok. 
> 
> Thank you for any replies.  
> 
> Paul Golub
> Santa Maria College
> 50 Separation Street
> Northcote 3070
> Ph: 9488 1674
> _____________________________________________________________________________
>  This email and any attachments may be confidential.  You must not disclose 
>  or use the information in this email if you are not the intended recipient.
>  If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately and 
>  delete the email and all copies.  The College does not guarantee that this  
>  email is virus or error free.  The attached files are provided and may only
>  be used on the basis that the user assumes all responsibility for any loss,
>  damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from the use of the 
>  attached files, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not.  The
>  content and opinions in this email are not necessarily those of the College
> ____________________________________________________________________________
> 
> _______________________________________________
> http://www.edulists.com.au - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe
> IT Applications Mailing List kindly supported by
> http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/itapplications3-4.html - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and
> http://www.vitta.org.au  - VITTA Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association Inc
> 
> 
> 


-- 
Mark Kelly
Manager - Information Systems
McKinnon Secondary College
McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
Direct line / Voicemail: 8520 9085
School Phone +613 8520 9000
School Fax +613 9578 9253
kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au

Webmaster - http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au
IT Lecture notes: http://vceit.com
Moderator: IT Applications Mailing List

RealMenDon'tNeedSpacebars.