NCIDQ IDFX – Lighting Questions and
Verified Answers 2025
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fromA2000kAtoA9000kA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Kelvin
WhatAisALED?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-LightAEmittingADiode
PublishedAstandardsAandAdesignAguidelinesAforAbestApracticeAfromAtheAilluminatingAEngineeringAS
ocietyAofANorthAAmericaA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
IESALightingAHandbook/IESALightingALibrary
WhatAisACRI?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ColorARenderingAIndex
WhatAisAaAKelvin'sAratingArangeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-2000kAtoA9000k
WhatArangeAlooksAatAtheAqualityAofAlightA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ColorARenderingAIndexA(CRI)
WhatAisAtheArangeAforAaAcolorArenderingAindexAforAaAmuseumAapplication?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-95+
TheAmeasurementAofAhowAmuchAlightAisAdirectedAatAaAspecificAobjectAwhenAitAisA12AfeetAawayA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FootAcandles
TheAabilityAofAaAlightAsourceAtoAaccuratelyAreproduceAtheAcolorsAofAtheAobjectAitAilluminatesA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ColorARenderingAIndexA(CRI)
WhatAisAIES?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-IlluminatingAEngineeringASociety
WhatAisAtheAcolorAofAtheAshortestAwavelengthAofAvisibleAlightA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Violet
WhatAisAtheAlongestAwavelengthAofAvisibleAlight?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Red
TheAperceptionAofAbrightnessAofAtheAlightAreflectedAoffAaAsurface?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Luminance
TheAtypeAofAlampAthatAisAbestAforAaAjewelryAdisplayA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-MR-
16Alamp/LED
PhotoreceptorsAcellsAinAtheAretinasAwhichArespondAdifferentlyAtoAlightAofAdifferentAwavelengthsA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Cones
TheAADAAlimitsAwallAmountedAluminairesAtoA_____AinAdepthAwhenAlocatedAbetweenA_____Ainche
sA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-4AinchesAinAdepth,AbetweenA27Ainches
TheAunitAofAmeasurementAofAtheAtotalAamountAofAvisibleAlightAoutputAfromAaAsourceA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Lumens
TheAmeasurementAofAtheAluminousAintensity,AinAaAgivenAdirection,AofAaAlightAsourceA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-aAcandela
UsedAinAcalculatingAluminanceAafterAaAgivenAperiodAofAtimeAandAunderAgivenAconditionsA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-LightALossAFactor
TheAlightingAdesignAphaseAthatAinvolvesAdesignAconsiderations,Amock-
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schematicAdesign
CalculatedAusingAASHRAE/IESNAAStandardA90.1ABuildingAAreaAMethodAorASpace-by-
SpaceAMethodAtoAdetermineAtotalApowerAconsumptionAofAlightingAonAaAprojectA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-InteriorALightingAPowerAAllianceA(ILPA)
Verified Answers 2025
LightAsourcesAhaveAthisAratingAbasedAonAtheirApredominantAwavelengthAcolor,AtypicallyArangingA
fromA2000kAtoA9000kA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Kelvin
WhatAisALED?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-LightAEmittingADiode
PublishedAstandardsAandAdesignAguidelinesAforAbestApracticeAfromAtheAilluminatingAEngineeringAS
ocietyAofANorthAAmericaA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
IESALightingAHandbook/IESALightingALibrary
WhatAisACRI?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ColorARenderingAIndex
WhatAisAaAKelvin'sAratingArangeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-2000kAtoA9000k
WhatArangeAlooksAatAtheAqualityAofAlightA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ColorARenderingAIndexA(CRI)
WhatAisAtheArangeAforAaAcolorArenderingAindexAforAaAmuseumAapplication?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-95+
TheAmeasurementAofAhowAmuchAlightAisAdirectedAatAaAspecificAobjectAwhenAitAisA12AfeetAawayA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FootAcandles
TheAabilityAofAaAlightAsourceAtoAaccuratelyAreproduceAtheAcolorsAofAtheAobjectAitAilluminatesA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ColorARenderingAIndexA(CRI)
WhatAisAIES?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-IlluminatingAEngineeringASociety
WhatAisAtheAcolorAofAtheAshortestAwavelengthAofAvisibleAlightA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Violet
WhatAisAtheAlongestAwavelengthAofAvisibleAlight?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Red
TheAperceptionAofAbrightnessAofAtheAlightAreflectedAoffAaAsurface?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Luminance
TheAtypeAofAlampAthatAisAbestAforAaAjewelryAdisplayA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-MR-
16Alamp/LED
PhotoreceptorsAcellsAinAtheAretinasAwhichArespondAdifferentlyAtoAlightAofAdifferentAwavelengthsA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Cones
TheAADAAlimitsAwallAmountedAluminairesAtoA_____AinAdepthAwhenAlocatedAbetweenA_____Ainche
sA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-4AinchesAinAdepth,AbetweenA27Ainches
TheAunitAofAmeasurementAofAtheAtotalAamountAofAvisibleAlightAoutputAfromAaAsourceA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Lumens
TheAmeasurementAofAtheAluminousAintensity,AinAaAgivenAdirection,AofAaAlightAsourceA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-aAcandela
UsedAinAcalculatingAluminanceAafterAaAgivenAperiodAofAtimeAandAunderAgivenAconditionsA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-LightALossAFactor
TheAlightingAdesignAphaseAthatAinvolvesAdesignAconsiderations,Amock-
upAofAlightingAeffects,ApreliminaryAbudget,AconceptApresentationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
schematicAdesign
CalculatedAusingAASHRAE/IESNAAStandardA90.1ABuildingAAreaAMethodAorASpace-by-
SpaceAMethodAtoAdetermineAtotalApowerAconsumptionAofAlightingAonAaAprojectA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-InteriorALightingAPowerAAllianceA(ILPA)