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2024-2025 | 100% Score
In determining required space for a hospital nurses' station, which is the most important factor? -
✔✔work surface and storage
The purpose of a setting block is to... - ✔✔support the glass' weight and separate its edge from the
bottom frame
Which of the following metals would undergo the LEAST amount of change in appearance over a period
of time? - ✔✔stainless steal
The determination of exact requirements for grab bars in toilet rooms is most appropriately made
during - ✔✔design development
What contractor selection method would be best for a client who wants to get the lowest price for
remodeling a complex data-processing facility? - ✔✔Develop a list of contractors who have experience
in the project type, and then ask them to bid on the job.
For a client who wants to hire the best contractor for a project at the best price and limit potentially
nonqualified companies, the interior designer should suggest - ✔✔prequalification of bidders
Planning an interior in a building with an atrium would suggest which of the following organizational
concepts? - ✔✔central
LEED credit is only available when - ✔✔areas for recyclables are provided
Wallpaper is most useful to a designer in creating - ✔✔pattern
The flame-spread rating of wood panel wainscoting must be - ✔✔based on location and occupancy
,If an interior designer did not find an error in a dimension on the shop drawings for a custom steel
doorframe and the doorframe was subsequently fabricated, who is responsible for paying to have the
mistake corrected? - ✔✔general contractor
Which of the following is NOT a typical part of post-occupancy evaluation? - ✔✔suggestions on how the
client's next project can be improved
When creating a drawing that will be used for reproduction in a magazine, it is best to use - ✔✔a
graphic scale
Overall department relationships of a large company being planned to occupy a multistory building
would most likely be shown in - ✔✔a stacking diagram
A composition of furniture and architectural elements organized around three or more axes intersecting
at a common point most likely represents what type of balance? - ✔✔radial
Information regarding standard test methods for evaluation a product can be found - ✔✔through ASTM
What does the phrase "or approved equal" mean in a specification? - ✔✔The contractor may propose a
substitution, but it must be approved by the interior designer
In most situations, the application for a building permit is made by the - ✔✔contractor
A slip joint at the top of a partition is required to account for - ✔✔movement
In order to reduce fees to be competitive in a local market, an interior designer should first consider
reducing - ✔✔indirect labor costs
Which standard form includes contract information about the owner's right to perform work separate
from the main construction contract? - ✔✔General Conditions of the Contract
, Which of the following is a true statement about the difference between a programmatic concept and a
design concept? - ✔✔A design concept specifies a particular way to achieve the programmatic concept.
A client has asked a designer to create an intimate seating area for a hospital waiting room. Which of
the following is likely to have the greatest impact on achieving the client's goal? - ✔✔scale
Furniture budgets can be accurately estimated by the - ✔✔interior designer and furniture dealers
What type of system would be most appropriate in a large commercial remodeling project where a
decorative acoustical ceiling and plenum access are required? - ✔✔concealed spline
Which of the following would NOT be found in the project manual? - ✔✔cost estimate
What type of agreement would a designer be advised NOT to work under when doing a residential
project? - ✔✔a series of purchase orders with terms printed on the back
The complexity of the human-environment interface makes it difficult to base a design theory only on -
✔✔enviornmental design research
Which of the following would be the most important consideration in the design of ergonomically
correct chairs for air traffic controllers? - ✔✔adjustability
If you were specifying the fabric for sofas in a sunroom, which would be the LEAST desirable choice? -
✔✔rayon
A Class A fabric will not - ✔✔ignite
Which design elements could be used to lower the apparent height of a ceiling? - ✔✔a dark, highly
textured ceiling
2024-2025 | 100% Score
In determining required space for a hospital nurses' station, which is the most important factor? -
✔✔work surface and storage
The purpose of a setting block is to... - ✔✔support the glass' weight and separate its edge from the
bottom frame
Which of the following metals would undergo the LEAST amount of change in appearance over a period
of time? - ✔✔stainless steal
The determination of exact requirements for grab bars in toilet rooms is most appropriately made
during - ✔✔design development
What contractor selection method would be best for a client who wants to get the lowest price for
remodeling a complex data-processing facility? - ✔✔Develop a list of contractors who have experience
in the project type, and then ask them to bid on the job.
For a client who wants to hire the best contractor for a project at the best price and limit potentially
nonqualified companies, the interior designer should suggest - ✔✔prequalification of bidders
Planning an interior in a building with an atrium would suggest which of the following organizational
concepts? - ✔✔central
LEED credit is only available when - ✔✔areas for recyclables are provided
Wallpaper is most useful to a designer in creating - ✔✔pattern
The flame-spread rating of wood panel wainscoting must be - ✔✔based on location and occupancy
,If an interior designer did not find an error in a dimension on the shop drawings for a custom steel
doorframe and the doorframe was subsequently fabricated, who is responsible for paying to have the
mistake corrected? - ✔✔general contractor
Which of the following is NOT a typical part of post-occupancy evaluation? - ✔✔suggestions on how the
client's next project can be improved
When creating a drawing that will be used for reproduction in a magazine, it is best to use - ✔✔a
graphic scale
Overall department relationships of a large company being planned to occupy a multistory building
would most likely be shown in - ✔✔a stacking diagram
A composition of furniture and architectural elements organized around three or more axes intersecting
at a common point most likely represents what type of balance? - ✔✔radial
Information regarding standard test methods for evaluation a product can be found - ✔✔through ASTM
What does the phrase "or approved equal" mean in a specification? - ✔✔The contractor may propose a
substitution, but it must be approved by the interior designer
In most situations, the application for a building permit is made by the - ✔✔contractor
A slip joint at the top of a partition is required to account for - ✔✔movement
In order to reduce fees to be competitive in a local market, an interior designer should first consider
reducing - ✔✔indirect labor costs
Which standard form includes contract information about the owner's right to perform work separate
from the main construction contract? - ✔✔General Conditions of the Contract
, Which of the following is a true statement about the difference between a programmatic concept and a
design concept? - ✔✔A design concept specifies a particular way to achieve the programmatic concept.
A client has asked a designer to create an intimate seating area for a hospital waiting room. Which of
the following is likely to have the greatest impact on achieving the client's goal? - ✔✔scale
Furniture budgets can be accurately estimated by the - ✔✔interior designer and furniture dealers
What type of system would be most appropriate in a large commercial remodeling project where a
decorative acoustical ceiling and plenum access are required? - ✔✔concealed spline
Which of the following would NOT be found in the project manual? - ✔✔cost estimate
What type of agreement would a designer be advised NOT to work under when doing a residential
project? - ✔✔a series of purchase orders with terms printed on the back
The complexity of the human-environment interface makes it difficult to base a design theory only on -
✔✔enviornmental design research
Which of the following would be the most important consideration in the design of ergonomically
correct chairs for air traffic controllers? - ✔✔adjustability
If you were specifying the fabric for sofas in a sunroom, which would be the LEAST desirable choice? -
✔✔rayon
A Class A fabric will not - ✔✔ignite
Which design elements could be used to lower the apparent height of a ceiling? - ✔✔a dark, highly
textured ceiling
