NCIDQ IDFX SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND PRACTICE
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D. Number of employees - Answers- To determine the necessary floor area for a
project, the interior designer must know all the following EXPECT the
A. Net assignable area
B. Efficiency Factor
C. Rentable-useable ratio
D. Number of employees
B. Form, economy, and time - Answers- In addition to function, the book Problem
Seeking names three other considerations for design problems, which are
A. Analysis, synthesis and form
B. Form, economy and time
C. Goals, facts and form
D. Economy, time, and synthesis
C. Expansion requirements and scheduling constraints - Answers- Which of the
following does NOT need to be included in a project's programming document?
A. Required spaces and their areas
B. Required adjacencies and furniture and equipment
C. Expansion requirements and scheduling constraints
D. Project goals and objectives.
A. Contracts between people, transfer of objects, and electronic information - Answers-
When developing adjacency requirements, the interior designer must consider
A. Contracts between people, transfer of objects, and electronic information
B. Outside contacts with service people and visitors, as well as internal contacts
C. Shared equipment and transfer of objects between people
D. Frequency of required contacts between people and transfer of object
C. Interview - Answers- The BEST way to gather programming information from
workers in a large office is through
A. Observation
B. Questionnaires
C. Interviews
,D. Benchmarks
C. Sources of noise within the building - Answers- A library is being designed to occupy
only one portion of a building, and a complete set of drawing is available for the
building. What information would be the MOST important to obtain from the field
survey?
A. Locations of structural elements
B. Existing natural light sources
C. Sources of noise within the building
D. Locations and capacities of electrical power
B. Net Area - Answers- The initial determination of the area required for a client's
program gives the
A. Gross Area
B. Net Area
C. Rentable Area
D. Useable Area
B. 10,000 sq ft
(8,000 x 1.25)
(useable office space) x (rentable-useable ratio) - Answers- A designer has determined
that a client needs about 8000 ft2 of useable office space. The leasing agent for the
building says that the rentable-useable ratio will be 1.25. Approximately how much area
should the interior designer recommend that the client lease?
A. 7,500 ft2
B. 10,000 ft2
C. 10,700 ft2
D. 13,300 ft2
B. Will restrooms be available to the customers? - Answers- An interior designer is
conducting a programming interview with a client for a small clothing boutique. Which of
the following questions is the LEAST important for the designer to ask?
A. Which items are most frequently purchased on impulse?
B. Will restrooms be available to the customers?
C. What amount of merchandise will be on display?
D. What is the relationship between the cash/wrap counter and the dressing rooms?
, D. Establish goals, collect and analyze facts, uncover and test concepts, determine
needs.
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Senese - Answers- In the five-step programming process outlined by the book Problem
Seeking, the fifth step is to state the problem. What is the order of the first four steps?
A. Determine needs, collect and analyze facts, uncover and test concepts, establish
goals.
B. Collect and analyze facts, determine needs, establish goals, uncover and test
concepts.
C. Uncover and test concepts, establish goals, determine needs, collect analyze facts.
D. Establish goals, collect and analyze facts, uncover and test concepts, determine
needs.
B. Zoning setbacks and septic capacities - Answers- A residential design involves a
bedroom, bath, and garage addition. At a minimum, the due diligence site investigation
should include.
A. Neighborhood character and zoning setbacks
B. Zoning setbacks and septic capacities
C. Heating systems capacity and neighborhood traffic
D. Zoning height limitations and street characteristics
D. Focus site analyses on features that support sustainable design - Answers-
Understanding a client's sustainability goals will help the interior designer
A. Determine if the project can be LEED certified
B. Review the energy conservation of the mechanical system
C. Determine if the building can be located in a brownfield site
D. Focus site analyses on features that support sustainable design
C. Lack of sprinkler system - Answers- What existing condition in a building would
MOST affect the cost of a new interior design?
A. Location of exits
B. Limited views and daylight
C. Lack of sprinkler system
D. Remote location of an electrical closet