ADDA Drafting Certification: Competency
1(General Terminology) UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
centimeters - CORRECT ANSWER - 1/100th of a meter
millimeters - CORRECT ANSWER - 1/1000ths of a meter
meter - CORRECT ANSWER - basis for metric system; = to 100 cm, 1000mm, 10 dm,
etc.
decimeter - CORRECT ANSWER - 1/10th of a meter
American Society of Mechanical Engineers - CORRECT ANSWER - ASME
dekameter - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 meters
kilometer - CORRECT ANSWER - 100 dekameters; 1000 meters
25.4 - CORRECT ANSWER - millimeters per inch
fraction - CORRECT ANSWER - part of a whole, such has 1/2 or 1/4
1:2 - CORRECT ANSWER - half scale
2:1 - CORRECT ANSWER - double size
, drawn to scale - CORRECT ANSWER - drawing an object to a set proportion
metric system - CORRECT ANSWER - decimal system of wights and measures based on
the meter and the kilogram; SI (international system) linear unit is millimeter
lettering - CORRECT ANSWER - single stroke gothic; TOM Q. VAXY is all the letters
that are as tall as they are wide; drawn w/HB
foreshortened - CORRECT ANSWER - surfaces do not give a clear or accurate
representation of the size or shape of the surface or features and should not be dimensioned; lines
and surfaces that are inclined to the picture plane appear this way
bisecting - CORRECT ANSWER - dividing into two equal parts; drawn by setting
compass length greater than half of line's length and striking arc w/center at each endpoint, then
drawing a line perpendicular to the original line through the point where the arcs crossed
equilateral - CORRECT ANSWER - all side lengths are equal
concentric - CORRECT ANSWER - having a common center
180º - CORRECT ANSWER - number of degrees in a triangle
360º - CORRECT ANSWER - number of degrees in a circle [and quadrilateral]
quadrant - CORRECT ANSWER - one of four sections into which the coordinate plane is
divided (and/or a circle)
1(General Terminology) UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
centimeters - CORRECT ANSWER - 1/100th of a meter
millimeters - CORRECT ANSWER - 1/1000ths of a meter
meter - CORRECT ANSWER - basis for metric system; = to 100 cm, 1000mm, 10 dm,
etc.
decimeter - CORRECT ANSWER - 1/10th of a meter
American Society of Mechanical Engineers - CORRECT ANSWER - ASME
dekameter - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 meters
kilometer - CORRECT ANSWER - 100 dekameters; 1000 meters
25.4 - CORRECT ANSWER - millimeters per inch
fraction - CORRECT ANSWER - part of a whole, such has 1/2 or 1/4
1:2 - CORRECT ANSWER - half scale
2:1 - CORRECT ANSWER - double size
, drawn to scale - CORRECT ANSWER - drawing an object to a set proportion
metric system - CORRECT ANSWER - decimal system of wights and measures based on
the meter and the kilogram; SI (international system) linear unit is millimeter
lettering - CORRECT ANSWER - single stroke gothic; TOM Q. VAXY is all the letters
that are as tall as they are wide; drawn w/HB
foreshortened - CORRECT ANSWER - surfaces do not give a clear or accurate
representation of the size or shape of the surface or features and should not be dimensioned; lines
and surfaces that are inclined to the picture plane appear this way
bisecting - CORRECT ANSWER - dividing into two equal parts; drawn by setting
compass length greater than half of line's length and striking arc w/center at each endpoint, then
drawing a line perpendicular to the original line through the point where the arcs crossed
equilateral - CORRECT ANSWER - all side lengths are equal
concentric - CORRECT ANSWER - having a common center
180º - CORRECT ANSWER - number of degrees in a triangle
360º - CORRECT ANSWER - number of degrees in a circle [and quadrilateral]
quadrant - CORRECT ANSWER - one of four sections into which the coordinate plane is
divided (and/or a circle)
