End of Pathway Assessment NOCTI CAD Exam Questions and Answers

End of Pathway Assessment NOCTI CAD Exam Questions and Answers CAD - CORRECT ANSWER-computer aided drafting plot plan - CORRECT ANSWER-diagram showing everything at the project site at a set scale floor plan - CORRECT ANSWER-diagram showing arrangement of rooms and furniture at a set scale elevation plan - CORRECT ANSWER-diagram showing the external face of a building showing height at a set scale foundation plan - CORRECT ANSWER-diagram showing the plane view of a structure at a set scale specification sheets - CORRECT ANSWER-a document describing the specifications a product or property Brainstorm - CORRECT ANSWER-A group technique for solving problems, generating ideas, stimulating creative thinking, etc. by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion. Client - CORRECT ANSWER-A person using the services of a professional person or organization. Creativity - CORRECT ANSWER-The ability to make or bring a new concept or idea into existence; marked by the ability or power to create. Criteria - CORRECT ANSWER-A means of judging. A standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged. Constraint - CORRECT ANSWER-1. A limit to a design process. Constraints may be such things as appearance, funding, space, materials, and human capabilities. 2. A limitation or restriction. Design - CORRECT ANSWER-1. An iterative decision-making process that produces plans by which resources are converted into products or systems that meet human needs and wants or solve problems. 2. A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of something before it is built or made. 3. A decorative pattern. Design Brief - CORRECT ANSWER-A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its constraints. Encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before attempting a solution. Design Process - CORRECT ANSWER-A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem or satisfy human needs and wants and to winnow (narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice. Design Statement - CORRECT ANSWER-A part of a design brief that challenges the designer, describes what a design solution should do without describing how to solve the problem, and identifies the degree to which the solution must be executed. Designer - CORRECT ANSWER-A person who designs any of a variety of things. This usually implies the task of creating drawings or in some ways uses visual cues to