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IDPX - PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERSWhen does the designer transfer all warranties and manuals? - Answers- when the
designer is the seller of the goods
when goods are shipped FOB destination, who has the title to them while in transit? -
Answers- the seller
when goods are shipped FOB factory, who has the title to them while in transit? -
Answers- the buyer (transfer when goods leave the manufacturer/seller)
what is involved in the parameter method of costing? - Answers- an expanded
itemization of construction quantities and furnishings and assignment of unit costs to
these quantities.
With this type of budgeting, it's possible to evaluate the cost implication of each building
component and to make decisions concerning quantity and quality that meet the original
budget estimate
what is matrix costing? - Answers- a technique in which a matrix is drawn with various
alternatives and the individual elements that combine to make up the total cost of the
alternatives.
what term describes the furniture sales agreement between the client and interior
designer? - Answers- a propsal
The risk for furniture being damaged during shipment is assigned by the ______ -
Answers- Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
The client is most typically involved with procurement of furniture through what? -
Answers- a sales agreement
When specifying a specialty flooring material, the interior designer can obtain unbiased
information on the hazards of a cleaning agent, required for maintenance, from the
______ - Answers- MSDS
Which of the following is not part of interior design delivery service? - Answers-
installation
who is responsible for inspection of furniture delivered and final inspection of furniture
installed?
What constitutes "acceptance of" or "taking charge or control over the furniture"? -
Answers- the owner; upon final written acceptance
While the interior designer is not responsible for structural design, they can design
details to accommodate building movement caused by all of the following EXCEPT
,what? - Answers- building expansion - Expansion joints must be designed into the
original building structure by the architect.
TRUE/FALSE: Special seismic design is required for the below ceiling types?
1. structures in seismic design category a or b
2. ceilings with areas less than 144 sq ft
3. gypsum wallboard suspensions systems
4. plaster and lath ceilings - Answers- FALSE
the measurement of business based on profit, planet, and people is known as what? -
Answers- the triple bottom line
Who would be responsible for scheduling the asbestos field test for the renovation of a
building built in 1972? - Answers- contractor
Utilizing BOMA standards, gross building area for a two-story building leased to a single
tenant is measured: - Answers- To the outside face of the building and includes all
interior area
In designing the new office space for a client, the lease indicates there is 8,000 square
feet of rentable space available to use to develop the office. This area _______
A. contains the corridors, restrooms and elevator lobbies
B. contains the floor space within the exterior face of the building including the exterior
wall
C. is the floor area inhabitable by the tenant
D. is the interior floor area excluding vertical penetrations through the floor - Answers-
D
buildings constructed prior to what year are likely to contain spray-on fireproofing and
insulation containing asbestos? - Answers- 1973
Direct space adjacencies would be LEAST necessary in which business type? -
Answers- Amazon customer service call center
if a bidder requests a substitution during the bidding process, what must the interior
designer do?
A. forward request to owner for approval. If approved, issue change order stating this
and sent to all bidders
B. nothing, substitution requests are not considered until after the bid has been awarded
C.review submission, approve or reject it, if approved issue addendum stating this and
send to all bidders
, D. research proposed substitution to determine if it is acceptable, approve or reject
substitution request, issue a change order stating this and send to all bidders -
Answers- C
What is the primary purpose of a retainage? - Answers- To protect the owner against
defective and incomplete work
who is responsible for submitting the Certificate of Occupancy (CO) to the owner? -
Answers- contractor
Who should be present at the final design development presentation for changing the
office layout?
A.project manager, office manager, design principal, facility manager
B. general contractor, facility manager, design principal, client
C. design principal, project manager, general contractor, client
D. client, facility manager, office manager, project manager - Answers- C. design
principal, project manager, general contractor, client
Upon being notified that a project is ready for closeout, what should the interior designer
do? - Answers- Conduct a punch list
Which of the following would NOT be an example of a submittal?
shop drawings
samples
construction drawings
product brochures - Answers- construction drawings
If a partially completed low partition constructed according to the interior designer's
drawings falls over during construction and injures a worker, who is responsible? -
Answers- contractor
Per the General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, who is responsible for
documentation? - Answers- interior designer
Two weeks before the bids are due on a large restaurant project, one of the contractors
asks if he can price a type of ceiling tile that was not listed in the specifications. What
action should the interior designer take? - Answers- Tell the contractor to request
approval in writing.
What are the constraints for forward reach? - Answers- The high forward reach shall be
48 inches maximum where the reach depth is 20 inches maximum.
Where the reach depth exceeds 20 inches , the high forward reach shall be 44 inches
maximum and the reach depth shall be 25 inches maximum.
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