COSC 153 FINAL EXAM correctly
answered to pass
Prehistoric Homes - correct answer ✔✔•First homes where done with branches, bones, stones and
animal fur
Prehistoric Construction - correct answer ✔✔•Major Historical Construction projects were always
Religious based
Bronze Age Construction Homes - correct answer ✔✔•Bronze Age homes were much more advanced
and involved precision cut wood members such as columns and beams and roofs mostly made of
Construction in Egypt - correct answer ✔✔•Egyptians best known and bigger projects were tombs for
their ruling class.
•Pyramids were a portal into the afterlife
•Main construction method: stone, mortar and gravity for structural purposes
Mortar and Concrete - correct answer ✔✔•The Egyptians used calcined gypsum as a cement and the
Greeks and Romans used lime made by heating limestone and added sand to make mortar, with coarser
stones for concrete.
•The Romans found that a cement could be made which set under water and this was used for the
construction of harbors.
Construction in Greece - correct answer ✔✔•
•The Erechtheion or Erechtheum is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens
in Greece which was dedicated to both Athena and Poseidon.
Construction in Rome - correct answer ✔✔•The Roman Arch - Ancient Roman builders relied heavily on
the rounded arch to span great lengths. Several rounded arches that are constructed in-line and end-to-
end in a series form an arcade, e. g. in Roman aqueducts.
,Construction in Rome - correct answer ✔✔•The Romans constructed aqueducts throughout their
Republic and later Empire, to bring water from outside sources into cities and towns. Aqueduct water
supplied public baths, latrines, fountains, and private households; it also supported mining operations,
milling, farms, and gardens
Construction during the Industrial Revolution - correct answer ✔✔•Factory Construction
•Massive Housing
•Roads and Bridges
•Railways
•Sewers
•Canals
•Housing needed to be close to factory
•Housing for all workers and families
Modern Construction: Mechanization - correct answer ✔✔•Mechanization - The use of machinery to
excavate, move material and build.
•Steam machines and cranes
Construction Industry Sectors - correct answer ✔✔•Apple Offices in California Teams: Owner, General
Contractors, Construction Managers, Architects & Multiple Engineers, Heavy Civil Contractors, Multiple
Subcontractors, Suppliers & Vendors, Labor providers, etc.
COMMERCIAL - correct answer ✔✔•General Contractors who may or may not self perform any actual
construction work In charge of:
-Overall Project Schedule
-Payment from Owners and paying subcontractors
-Site Logistics for all project
-Coordination with Owner, Architects and Engineers
Coordination with Owner's Representative (if any
COMMERCIAL - correct answer ✔✔•Typically they build:
, -Office Buildings
-Faith Construction
-Multifamily
-Schools / Educational
-Commercial / Retail
-Hospitals / Healthcare
-Entertainment Projects (stadiums, arenas, convention centers, etc)
-ETC
RESIDENTIAL / MULTIFAMILY - correct answer ✔✔Single Family - Houses, Duplex buildings, townhomes
Multifamily - apartments both low rise and high rise
RESIDENTIAL / MULTIFAMILY - correct answer ✔✔•Single Family construction is typically funded by
private individuals or developers for their own use or for sale
•Single Family Builders categories:
-Custom Home Builders
-Small Volume Builders
-Production Builders
•Multi Family construction is typically funded by developers for rental income or sale
•Commercial contractors also participate in this market sector working for developers
SPECIALTY SUBCONTRACTOR - correct answer ✔✔•A subcontractor is a company or person whom a
general contractor hires to perform a specific task as part of an overall project and normally pays for
services provided to the project.
How many subcontractor trades? - correct answer ✔✔•Underground construction phase:
-Mechanical
-Plumbing
-Excavation / Heavy Civil / Grading
answered to pass
Prehistoric Homes - correct answer ✔✔•First homes where done with branches, bones, stones and
animal fur
Prehistoric Construction - correct answer ✔✔•Major Historical Construction projects were always
Religious based
Bronze Age Construction Homes - correct answer ✔✔•Bronze Age homes were much more advanced
and involved precision cut wood members such as columns and beams and roofs mostly made of
Construction in Egypt - correct answer ✔✔•Egyptians best known and bigger projects were tombs for
their ruling class.
•Pyramids were a portal into the afterlife
•Main construction method: stone, mortar and gravity for structural purposes
Mortar and Concrete - correct answer ✔✔•The Egyptians used calcined gypsum as a cement and the
Greeks and Romans used lime made by heating limestone and added sand to make mortar, with coarser
stones for concrete.
•The Romans found that a cement could be made which set under water and this was used for the
construction of harbors.
Construction in Greece - correct answer ✔✔•
•The Erechtheion or Erechtheum is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens
in Greece which was dedicated to both Athena and Poseidon.
Construction in Rome - correct answer ✔✔•The Roman Arch - Ancient Roman builders relied heavily on
the rounded arch to span great lengths. Several rounded arches that are constructed in-line and end-to-
end in a series form an arcade, e. g. in Roman aqueducts.
,Construction in Rome - correct answer ✔✔•The Romans constructed aqueducts throughout their
Republic and later Empire, to bring water from outside sources into cities and towns. Aqueduct water
supplied public baths, latrines, fountains, and private households; it also supported mining operations,
milling, farms, and gardens
Construction during the Industrial Revolution - correct answer ✔✔•Factory Construction
•Massive Housing
•Roads and Bridges
•Railways
•Sewers
•Canals
•Housing needed to be close to factory
•Housing for all workers and families
Modern Construction: Mechanization - correct answer ✔✔•Mechanization - The use of machinery to
excavate, move material and build.
•Steam machines and cranes
Construction Industry Sectors - correct answer ✔✔•Apple Offices in California Teams: Owner, General
Contractors, Construction Managers, Architects & Multiple Engineers, Heavy Civil Contractors, Multiple
Subcontractors, Suppliers & Vendors, Labor providers, etc.
COMMERCIAL - correct answer ✔✔•General Contractors who may or may not self perform any actual
construction work In charge of:
-Overall Project Schedule
-Payment from Owners and paying subcontractors
-Site Logistics for all project
-Coordination with Owner, Architects and Engineers
Coordination with Owner's Representative (if any
COMMERCIAL - correct answer ✔✔•Typically they build:
, -Office Buildings
-Faith Construction
-Multifamily
-Schools / Educational
-Commercial / Retail
-Hospitals / Healthcare
-Entertainment Projects (stadiums, arenas, convention centers, etc)
-ETC
RESIDENTIAL / MULTIFAMILY - correct answer ✔✔Single Family - Houses, Duplex buildings, townhomes
Multifamily - apartments both low rise and high rise
RESIDENTIAL / MULTIFAMILY - correct answer ✔✔•Single Family construction is typically funded by
private individuals or developers for their own use or for sale
•Single Family Builders categories:
-Custom Home Builders
-Small Volume Builders
-Production Builders
•Multi Family construction is typically funded by developers for rental income or sale
•Commercial contractors also participate in this market sector working for developers
SPECIALTY SUBCONTRACTOR - correct answer ✔✔•A subcontractor is a company or person whom a
general contractor hires to perform a specific task as part of an overall project and normally pays for
services provided to the project.
How many subcontractor trades? - correct answer ✔✔•Underground construction phase:
-Mechanical
-Plumbing
-Excavation / Heavy Civil / Grading
