NCIDQ (IDFX/IDPX) EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
4 programming considerations - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Form, Function, Economy, Time
5 step programming process - CORRECT ANSWER >>>1. Goals (what does the client want to
achieve and why?)
2. Collect/analyze facts (what do we know? what is a given?)
3. Uncover and test concepts (how does client want to achieve goals?)
4. Determine needs (money? space? quality level? + feasibility test)
5. State problem (significant conditions affecting the design of the building? general directions
the design should take?)
Programmatic Concepts - CORRECT ANSWER >>>a designer's abstract ideas about how to solve
a performance problem (also can be thought of as the client wishlist boiled down to simple
abstract ideas)
e.g.:
expandability
hierarchy
density
grouping
flow phasing
Assembly
Occupancy -
CORRECT
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,ANSWER
>>>A-1
through A-5
> 50 occupants occupants
unfamiliar with space potential
for panic
Business Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>B
low-risk low occupant
concentration alert occupants,
familiar with space colleges and
universities fall here
Educational Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>E up
through 12th grade includes caf, aud, gym
Factory (Industrial) Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>F-1 (moderate hazard)
F-2 (low hazard)
Hazardous Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>H-1 through H-5 hazardous
materials or products
Institutional Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>I-1 through I-4
cared for/supervised occupants occupants have limited mobility
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,Mercantile Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>M
open to public and selling or displaying merchandise
Residential Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>R-1 to R-4 has
sleeping accommodations and is used for dwelling
Storage Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>S-1 (medium hazard)
S-2 (low hazard) few
occupants
Utility (Special/Misc.) Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>U sheds,
carports, walkways, tunnels, retaining walls, agricultural buildings
Incidental Accessory Occupancy (i.e., Incidental Use) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>small
"Hazardous" area within a larger space of non-hazardous classification
10% or less of space (IBC) additional protection
required (e.g., furnace room)
Accessory Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>occupancy different from primary occupancy
of building 10% or less of space can follow
requirements of primary occupancy
Mixed Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>multiple occupancy classifications take up approx.
equal amounts of space
can be separated or non-separated
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, proxemics - CORRECT ANSWER >>>study of personal space
intimate 0-18" personal 18-48" social 48-120" public 120"+
Elements of Design (6) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>form
scale color
texture
pattern
light
Principles of Design (6) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>rhythm
balance harmony & unity emphasis/focus variety &
contrast proportion
ergonomics - CORRECT ANSWER >>>study of the interaction of the human body with the
physical environment
anthropometrics - CORRECT ANSWER >>>sty of the size, proportion, and range of motion of the
body
sociopetal - CORRECT ANSWER >>>encouraging social interaction
sociofugal - CORRECT ANSWER >>>discouraging social interaction
ANSI - CORRECT ANSWER >>>American National Standards Institute
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ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
4 programming considerations - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Form, Function, Economy, Time
5 step programming process - CORRECT ANSWER >>>1. Goals (what does the client want to
achieve and why?)
2. Collect/analyze facts (what do we know? what is a given?)
3. Uncover and test concepts (how does client want to achieve goals?)
4. Determine needs (money? space? quality level? + feasibility test)
5. State problem (significant conditions affecting the design of the building? general directions
the design should take?)
Programmatic Concepts - CORRECT ANSWER >>>a designer's abstract ideas about how to solve
a performance problem (also can be thought of as the client wishlist boiled down to simple
abstract ideas)
e.g.:
expandability
hierarchy
density
grouping
flow phasing
Assembly
Occupancy -
CORRECT
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,ANSWER
>>>A-1
through A-5
> 50 occupants occupants
unfamiliar with space potential
for panic
Business Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>B
low-risk low occupant
concentration alert occupants,
familiar with space colleges and
universities fall here
Educational Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>E up
through 12th grade includes caf, aud, gym
Factory (Industrial) Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>F-1 (moderate hazard)
F-2 (low hazard)
Hazardous Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>H-1 through H-5 hazardous
materials or products
Institutional Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>I-1 through I-4
cared for/supervised occupants occupants have limited mobility
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,Mercantile Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>M
open to public and selling or displaying merchandise
Residential Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>R-1 to R-4 has
sleeping accommodations and is used for dwelling
Storage Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>S-1 (medium hazard)
S-2 (low hazard) few
occupants
Utility (Special/Misc.) Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>U sheds,
carports, walkways, tunnels, retaining walls, agricultural buildings
Incidental Accessory Occupancy (i.e., Incidental Use) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>small
"Hazardous" area within a larger space of non-hazardous classification
10% or less of space (IBC) additional protection
required (e.g., furnace room)
Accessory Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>occupancy different from primary occupancy
of building 10% or less of space can follow
requirements of primary occupancy
Mixed Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>multiple occupancy classifications take up approx.
equal amounts of space
can be separated or non-separated
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, proxemics - CORRECT ANSWER >>>study of personal space
intimate 0-18" personal 18-48" social 48-120" public 120"+
Elements of Design (6) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>form
scale color
texture
pattern
light
Principles of Design (6) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>rhythm
balance harmony & unity emphasis/focus variety &
contrast proportion
ergonomics - CORRECT ANSWER >>>study of the interaction of the human body with the
physical environment
anthropometrics - CORRECT ANSWER >>>sty of the size, proportion, and range of motion of the
body
sociopetal - CORRECT ANSWER >>>encouraging social interaction
sociofugal - CORRECT ANSWER >>>discouraging social interaction
ANSI - CORRECT ANSWER >>>American National Standards Institute
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