Question

Critical Path is always
1. the longest path
2. the shortest path
3. the most profitable path
4. the fastest path

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : the longest path

Concept:

• Critical path is the longest path time-wise which can be determined from forward path method only.
• The critical path is the longest path through the network and time along this path gives the project duration. Critical path joins those activities which are critical.
• Critical path can be easily determined with the help of total float calculations. The activities on the critical path are those activities that have total float equal to zero.
• The activities that control the project duration are the ones that have zero total floats and form a continuous chain or path starting at the first node and ending with the last node.