ARE 5.0 Programming & Analysis -
Brightwood Glossary (D-K) UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
dais - CORRECT ANSWER - A platform raised above floor level.
date of substantial completion - CORRECT ANSWER - The date, certified by the
architect, when the construction is sufficiently completed, in accordance with the contract
documents, so that the owner can occupy the project for the intended use.
datum - CORRECT ANSWER - A horizontal plane elevation used as a reference for other
elevations in surveying and mapping.
Davis-Bacon Act - CORRECT ANSWER - A federal law that requires the Department of
Labor to set prevailing wages for government-financed construction projects.
dead-end parking - CORRECT ANSWER - A circulation layout in which cars are unable
to circulate in a continuous one-way flow from the entrance to the exit of a parking area.
deciduous - CORRECT ANSWER - shedding leaves annually, as contrasted with
evergreens.
dedication - CORRECT ANSWER - Appropriation of private property for public use,
together with acceptance for such use by a public agency.
deed - CORRECT ANSWER - A written instrument that is used to transfer property title
from one party to another.
, degree days - CORRECT ANSWER - the number of degrees that the mean temperature for
any day at a particular location is below 65 degrees
density - CORRECT ANSWER - A measure of the number of people, families, etc., that
occupy a specified area.
deposit for bidding documents - CORRECT ANSWER - A deposit of money required for
each bidder as security for the bidding documents, to ensure the return of the documents by
unsuccessful bidders.
design - CORRECT ANSWER - the arrangement of parts, details, form, color, etc., so as
to produce a complete entity.
dew point - CORRECT ANSWER - The temperature at which air becomes saturated with
moisture and condensation occurs.
direct expense - CORRECT ANSWER - Expense items directly incurred by, or
attributable to, a specific project.
direct personnel expense (DPE) - CORRECT ANSWER - Salaries and wages attributable
to a specific project, plus benefits such as employment taxes, insurance, sick leave, holidays,
vacations, pensions, and similar contributions and benefits.
discharge - CORRECT ANSWER - Flow from a culvert, sewer, channel, etc.
disposal field - CORRECT ANSWER - a system of trenches with gravel and loose pipes
through which septic-tank effluent may seep into the surrounding soil. Also called Drainage
Field or Absorption Field.
district - CORRECT ANSWER - Any section of a city in which the zoning regulations are
uniform.
Brightwood Glossary (D-K) UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
dais - CORRECT ANSWER - A platform raised above floor level.
date of substantial completion - CORRECT ANSWER - The date, certified by the
architect, when the construction is sufficiently completed, in accordance with the contract
documents, so that the owner can occupy the project for the intended use.
datum - CORRECT ANSWER - A horizontal plane elevation used as a reference for other
elevations in surveying and mapping.
Davis-Bacon Act - CORRECT ANSWER - A federal law that requires the Department of
Labor to set prevailing wages for government-financed construction projects.
dead-end parking - CORRECT ANSWER - A circulation layout in which cars are unable
to circulate in a continuous one-way flow from the entrance to the exit of a parking area.
deciduous - CORRECT ANSWER - shedding leaves annually, as contrasted with
evergreens.
dedication - CORRECT ANSWER - Appropriation of private property for public use,
together with acceptance for such use by a public agency.
deed - CORRECT ANSWER - A written instrument that is used to transfer property title
from one party to another.
, degree days - CORRECT ANSWER - the number of degrees that the mean temperature for
any day at a particular location is below 65 degrees
density - CORRECT ANSWER - A measure of the number of people, families, etc., that
occupy a specified area.
deposit for bidding documents - CORRECT ANSWER - A deposit of money required for
each bidder as security for the bidding documents, to ensure the return of the documents by
unsuccessful bidders.
design - CORRECT ANSWER - the arrangement of parts, details, form, color, etc., so as
to produce a complete entity.
dew point - CORRECT ANSWER - The temperature at which air becomes saturated with
moisture and condensation occurs.
direct expense - CORRECT ANSWER - Expense items directly incurred by, or
attributable to, a specific project.
direct personnel expense (DPE) - CORRECT ANSWER - Salaries and wages attributable
to a specific project, plus benefits such as employment taxes, insurance, sick leave, holidays,
vacations, pensions, and similar contributions and benefits.
discharge - CORRECT ANSWER - Flow from a culvert, sewer, channel, etc.
disposal field - CORRECT ANSWER - a system of trenches with gravel and loose pipes
through which septic-tank effluent may seep into the surrounding soil. Also called Drainage
Field or Absorption Field.
district - CORRECT ANSWER - Any section of a city in which the zoning regulations are
uniform.
