NCIDQ Practice Exam Questions - IDFX
A product specification identifies the manufacturer's name and model number but does not indicate an allowance for an "or equal" product. What is the term for this type of specification?
A. Proprietary
B. Performance
C. Reference
D. Descriptive - Answer-A...
NCIDQ Practice Exam Questions - IDFX
A product specification identifies the manufacturer's name and model number but does not
indicate an allowance for an "or equal" product. What is the term for this type of specification?
A. Proprietary
B. Performance
C. Reference
D. Descriptive - Answer-Answer: A
According to BOMA standards, net area is measured for a tenant suite from the:
A. outside of the exterior wall to the centerline of the opposite interior partition.
B. center of the exterior wall to the inside of the opposite interior partition.
C. dominant inside finished surface of the exterior wall to the centerline of the opposite interior
partition.
D. dominant inside finished surface of the exterior wall to the inside of the opposite interior
partition. - Answer-Answer: D
At project closeout, what documentation MUST contain the certification of flameproofing for
finishes?
A. Maintenance manuals for furnishings and finishes
B. Guarantees or warranties for furnishings and finishes
C. Record documents for finish applications and furniture installations
D. Certificates of completion for finish applications and furniture installations - Answer-Answer:
B
At what stage would you conduct a building analysis for an existing multistory structure that is to
be renovated and converted from office use to school use?
A. Schematics
B. Master planning
C. Code analysis
D. Programming - Answer-Answer: D
During furniture installation, the FF&E vendor notices that a table on the installation drawing
was not delivered. What should happen NEXT?
A. The FF&E vendor contacts the manufacturer's courier to confirm the revised delivery
schedule.
B. The FF&E vendor reviews the packing lists and purchase order.
C. The designer contacts the manufacturer to send a replacement
D. The designer files a claim against the carrier. - Answer-Answer: B
In a presentation to a client during the schematic design phase, what method of communication
would help the client achieve a clear understanding of the design intent?
A. Perspective Sketches
B. Finish samples
C. Orthographic drawings
D. Written design concept - Answer-Answer: A
In designing facilities for the widest possible range of users, regardless of mobility, physical
ability, size, age, or cognitive skills, what is the underlying principle?
, A. Universal design
B. Accessible design
C. Ergonomic Design
D. Anthropometric Design - Answer-Answer: A
In gathering data, it appears to you that the client's staff has identified needs based more on
wishes than on actual requirements. What should you do?
A. Compare input from each department to ensure that requests are realistic.
B. Analyze the data, form conclusions, and adjust the requirements.
C. Form a committee of staff members from concerned departments in order to review and
adjust collected data.
D. Ask executive management to review the data gathered and to determine which requests will
be met. - Answer-Answer: A
Moisture-resistant gypsum board is MOST appropriate when installed:
A. over vapor barriers.
B. in humid and wet areas.
C. in sprinklered spaces.
D. in antibacterial spaces. - Answer-Answer: B
Ninety percent (90%) of your client's employees work off-site. How would you determine the
programming requirements at the headquarters facility to BEST integrate the needs of the off-
site employees when they visit the headquarters?
A. Review questionnaires completed by off-site staff and department heads.
B. Interview department heads and offsite staff and conduct a site visit.
C. Interview the CEO and headquarters staff, and conduct a site visit.
D. Interview the CEO, facilities department, and department heads. - Answer-Answer: B
The low bidder for a raised flooring contract submits pricing on four product lines that meet
specifications. All four products are below budget. The client wants you to use the least
expensive product, but you know that it is new to the market and has no performance record.
What should you do before making your recommendation?
A. Have the supplier provide references and review them with the client.
B. Have the supplier provide finish samples and review them with the client.
C. Recommend the least expensive product, as the client requested.
D. Review product literature to determine product suitability. - Answer-Answer: A
To determine the proper location of electrical switches and receptacles, what information would
be MOST useful?
A. End user interviews
B. Furniture plan
C. Anthropometric data
D. Occupant load - Answer-Answer: C
What does the horizontal line in a two-point perspective suggest?
A. A line parallel to the picture plane
B. A sight line projecting from the station point
C. A line perpendicular to the line of projection
D. A line representing eye-level height - Answer-Answer: D
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