ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Programming concern five steps - CORRECT ANSWER - Establish Goals, collect and
analyze facts, uncover and test concepts, determine needs & state the problem.
The whole problem ( Four considerations ) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Function.........Form.........Economy........and Time.
Function - CORRECT ANSWER - People....activities....relationship
Form - CORRECT ANSWER - Site.....Environment........quality
Economy - CORRECT ANSWER - Initial budget.........operating cost...........life cycle cost.
Time - CORRECT ANSWER - Past........present.......future.
Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - The part of design problem are separated and identified.
Synthesis - CORRECT ANSWER - The part are put together to form a coherent design
solution.
Two phase design process - CORRECT ANSWER - Schematic program and design &
program and design development.
Priority Concept - CORRECT ANSWER - Regarding the orden of importance, such as
relative position, size, and social value.
, Hierarchy concept - CORRECT ANSWER - Is related to a goal about the exercise of authority
and is expressed in symbols of authority.
Density concept - CORRECT ANSWER - A goal for efficient land or space use, a goal for
high degrees of interaction, or a goal to respond to harsh climatic condition.
Energy conservation - CORRECT ANSWER - Keep heated area to a minimum & keep heat
flow to a minimum.
Budget depends ( 3 realistic prediction) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. A reasonable efficiency
ratio of net to gross area, 2. Cost per square foot escalated to mid construction, and 3. Other
expenditures as percentages of building cost.
Budget extent of funds available ( 2 choice ) - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Change cost por
square foot and gross area. B. this mean that the quality of construction or the amount of space or
both must be reduced.
Traditional problem- Solving Step - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Definition of the problem....2.
Establishment of objetives.....3.Collection of Data.....4. Analysis of the problem........5.
Considerations of Solutions..........6. Solution of the problem.
Net assignable Area or Net Area - CORRECT ANSWER - The area required to accommodate
a function, equipment, an occupant, or an occupant group. Include interior walls, columns and
projections. Exclude all service area, primary circulation and secondary.
Unassigned Areas - CORRECT ANSWER - Circulation areas, mechanical areas, general
toilets, janitor, unassigned storage, walls and partitions.
Useable Area - CORRECT ANSWER - The floor area of a building assigned to occupant
group of available for assignment. Include net area and secondary circulations. Exclude exterior
walls, primary circulation, building core and building service area.