DBIA 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Functional requirements are a specific business need or behavior as seen by a(n)
_____ user of the system. - ✔✔external
✔✔_____ Requirements describe what product components must achieve with a
measurement metric. - ✔✔Performance
✔✔______ Requirements describe in terms of exactly how the product and its
components must be built - ✔✔Prescriptive
✔✔______ Requirements are considered the Top level requirements or mandates. -
✔✔Functional
✔✔_____ Requirements describe what functions the end product must accommodate. -
✔✔Functional
✔✔______ Requirements example "Build an office building on my existing lot to provide
office space for 1000 workers" - ✔✔Functional
✔✔______ Requirements have challenges in developing objective and definable
standards to validate performance. - ✔✔Performance
✔✔Performance Requirements have challenges in developing objective and _____
_____ to validate performance. - ✔✔definable standards
✔✔_____ Requirements have challenges with tendency to drift to prescriptive specs. -
✔✔Performance
✔✔_____ Requirements example "Provide durable, paintable interior walls between the
offices with STC 35 (min)." - ✔✔Performance
, ✔✔_____ Requirements are often involved with interior construction. - ✔✔Performance
✔✔_____ Requirements example "Uniformat C10" - ✔✔Performance
✔✔One main challenge of _____ Requirements is the language being used. -
✔✔Performance
✔✔_______ Requirements is known as the "cookbook" approach. - ✔✔Prescriptive
✔✔The Prescriptive Requirements are typically included due to the Owner lacking
_____. - ✔✔trust
✔✔______ Requirements are developed by the Design-builder, but used by Owners in
RFP/Bridging documents. - ✔✔Prescriptive
✔✔_____ Requirements example "Install gypsum wallboard on 3-5/8" metal studs at
16" O.C. with XX accoustical insulation per YY standards." - ✔✔Prescriptive
✔✔One drawback of _____ Requirements is key concepts determined without
involvement of the DB team. - ✔✔Prescriptive
✔✔a drawback of _____ Requirements is bridging detracts from Owner's ability to
obtain a variety of solutions during procurement. - ✔✔Prescriptive
✔✔Bridging takes considerable ____ and ____. - ✔✔time and expense.
✔✔Bridging documents can transfer risk back to the _____. - ✔✔Owner
✔✔_____ negates many of DB's benefits. - ✔✔Bridging
✔✔what are the 5 phases in identifying owner requirements? - ✔✔- PHASE 1: Essential
Function
- PHASE 2: Performance Requirements
- PHASE 3: Performance Criteria
- PHASE 4: Performance Specifications
- PHASE 5: Prescriptive Specifications
✔✔Establishing design excellence is in the ____ of its _____. - ✔✔eyes of its beholder.
✔✔Functional requirements are a specific business need or behavior as seen by a(n)
_____ user of the system. - ✔✔external
✔✔_____ Requirements describe what product components must achieve with a
measurement metric. - ✔✔Performance
✔✔______ Requirements describe in terms of exactly how the product and its
components must be built - ✔✔Prescriptive
✔✔______ Requirements are considered the Top level requirements or mandates. -
✔✔Functional
✔✔_____ Requirements describe what functions the end product must accommodate. -
✔✔Functional
✔✔______ Requirements example "Build an office building on my existing lot to provide
office space for 1000 workers" - ✔✔Functional
✔✔______ Requirements have challenges in developing objective and definable
standards to validate performance. - ✔✔Performance
✔✔Performance Requirements have challenges in developing objective and _____
_____ to validate performance. - ✔✔definable standards
✔✔_____ Requirements have challenges with tendency to drift to prescriptive specs. -
✔✔Performance
✔✔_____ Requirements example "Provide durable, paintable interior walls between the
offices with STC 35 (min)." - ✔✔Performance
, ✔✔_____ Requirements are often involved with interior construction. - ✔✔Performance
✔✔_____ Requirements example "Uniformat C10" - ✔✔Performance
✔✔One main challenge of _____ Requirements is the language being used. -
✔✔Performance
✔✔_______ Requirements is known as the "cookbook" approach. - ✔✔Prescriptive
✔✔The Prescriptive Requirements are typically included due to the Owner lacking
_____. - ✔✔trust
✔✔______ Requirements are developed by the Design-builder, but used by Owners in
RFP/Bridging documents. - ✔✔Prescriptive
✔✔_____ Requirements example "Install gypsum wallboard on 3-5/8" metal studs at
16" O.C. with XX accoustical insulation per YY standards." - ✔✔Prescriptive
✔✔One drawback of _____ Requirements is key concepts determined without
involvement of the DB team. - ✔✔Prescriptive
✔✔a drawback of _____ Requirements is bridging detracts from Owner's ability to
obtain a variety of solutions during procurement. - ✔✔Prescriptive
✔✔Bridging takes considerable ____ and ____. - ✔✔time and expense.
✔✔Bridging documents can transfer risk back to the _____. - ✔✔Owner
✔✔_____ negates many of DB's benefits. - ✔✔Bridging
✔✔what are the 5 phases in identifying owner requirements? - ✔✔- PHASE 1: Essential
Function
- PHASE 2: Performance Requirements
- PHASE 3: Performance Criteria
- PHASE 4: Performance Specifications
- PHASE 5: Prescriptive Specifications
✔✔Establishing design excellence is in the ____ of its _____. - ✔✔eyes of its beholder.
