NCIDQ IDFX Sample Questions and Practice Exam
NCIDQ IDFX Sample Questions and Practice
Exam with Accurate Answers 2024-2025
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
D. Number of employees
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. Net Area
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. 10,000 sq ft
(8,000 x 1.25)
(useable office space) x (rentable-useable ratio)
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?
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D. What is the relationship between the cash/wrap counter and the dressing rooms?
B. Will restrooms be available to the customers?
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.
D. Establish goals, collect and analyze facts, uncover and test concepts, determine needs.
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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
B. Form, economy, and time
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.
C. Expansion requirements and scheduling constraints
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
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D. Frequency of required contacts between people and transfer of object
A. Contracts between people, transfer of objects, and electronic information
The BEST way to gather programming information from workers in a large office is through
A. Observation
B. Questionnaires
C. Interviews
D. Benchmarks
C. Interview
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
C. Sources of noise within the building
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
B. Zoning setbacks and septic capacities
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
D. Focus site analyses on features that support sustainable design
What existing condition in a building would MOST affect the cost of a new interior design?
NCIDQ IDFX Sample Questions and Practice Exam
