NCIDQ IDFX PRACTICE TEST-BALLAST BOOK

To determine the necessary floor area for a project, the interior designer must know all of the following except the A) net assignable area B) efficiency factor C) rentable-usable ratio D) number of employees - answer- d The initial determination of the area required for a client's program gives the A)gross area B) net area C) rentable area D) usable area - answer- b A designer has determined that a client needs about 8000ft2 of usable office space. The leasing agent for the building says that the rentable-usable ratio will be 1.25. Approximately how much area should the interior designer recommend that the client lease? A) 7500 ft2 B) 10,000 ft2 C) 10,700 ft2 D)13,300 ft2 - answer- b 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? D)what is the relationship between the cash/wrap counter and the dressing rooms? - answer- b 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 c