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Chapter 4: Computer-Aided Design and Drafting in Architecture

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 19mins

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1.

1. What does CADD stand for? 

a)

A. Computer Aided Drawing and Drafting 

b)

B. Computer Assisted Drafting and Design 

c)

C. Computer Aided Design and Drafting 

d)

D. Computer Assisted Design and Drafting 

2.

2. Which task not related to drafting can be done by a computer? 

a)

A. Computing 

b)

B. Scheduling Time 

c)

C. Writing Specifications 

d)

D. All the above 

3.

3. In which ways do layers improve productivity? 

a)

A. By displaying information through line colour 

b)

B. By displaying information through line type 

c)

C. By adding clarity to drawings  

d)

D. All the above 

4.

4. CADD systems are used more for computational tasks and don't improve upon architectural design functions. 

a)

A. True 

b)

B. False 

5.

5. WWW stands for World Wide Web. 

a)

A. True  

b)

B. False 

6.

6. ___________ is sending parts of a project out to subcontractors for construction. 

a)

A. Subcontracting 

b)

B. Outsourcing 

c)

C. Delegating 

d)

D. None of the above 

7.

7. Virtual Reality is a computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional image or environment that can be interacted with in a seemingly real or physical way by a person using special electronic equipment. 

a)

A. True 

b)

B. False 

8.

8. What is the difference between internet and intranet? 

a)

A. An internet links computers within a company or organization; The intranet is a worldwide network of communication between computers. 

b)

B. An intranet links computers within a company or organization; The internet is a worldwide network of communication between computers. 

c)

C. Both link computers within a company or organization. 

d)

D. Both are a worldwide network of communication between computers. 

9.

9. What is a walk-through? 

a)

A. A tour in a computer program where the camera flies over the area and through the building 

b)

B. A tour in a computer program where the camera walks through a building at the height of a person to simulate walking through a building yourself. 

c)

C. A tour through a building yourself 

d)

D. None of the above 

10.

10. Provide the term that establishes the relationship between the drawing scale and the desired feature height. 

a)

A. Text Scale 

b)

B. Height Scale 

c)

C. Size Factor 

d)

D. Scale Factor 

11.

11. ________ is an integrated workflow built on coordinated, reliable information about a project from design through construction and into operations. 

a)

A. CIM 

b)

B. DIM 

c)

C. BIM 

d)

D. None of the above 

12.

12. The term ________ refers to a major piece of software, such as an operating system, operating environment, or database, under which smaller applications can run. 

a)

A. Hardware 

b)

B. Program 

c)

C. Platform 

d)

D. All the Above 

13.

13. A(n) _______ is the quantity estimates and areas and footages taken from a drawing. 

a)

A. Approximation 

b)

B. Takeoff 

c)

C. Estimation 

d)

D. None of the above 

14.

14. A CADD _______ is a pattern of a standard or commonly used feature or features that is created once and then used on the following drawings. 

a)

A. Template 

b)

B. Format 

c)

C. Sheet 

d)

D. None of the above 

15.

15. Give the terminology used to describe a base drawing that contains standard components, values, settings, borders, and title blocks. 

a)

A. Base Drawing 

b)

B. Reference Drawing 

c)

C. Template Drawing 

d)

D. Both A and C 

16.

16. A ______ is a set of options in a computer application to help the user find information or execute a program function. 

a)

A. Menu 

b)

B. Directory 

c)

C. Toolbars 

d)

D. None of the above 

17.

17. Identify the term used to describe a strip of icons used to perform certain computer functions. 

a)

A. Menu 

b)

B. Directory 

c)

C. Toolbars 

d)

D. None of the above 

18.

18. Identify the term used to describe a menu that has buttons, icons, or words that you click on to cause a list of new items to appear below. Clicking on an item in this menu executes the indicated functions or generates another menu. 

a)

A. Menu 

b)

B. Drop-down Menu 

c)

C. Pop-up Menu 

d)

D. None of the above 

19.

19. Name the menu that is also called a context menu that appears at certain times, such as during a right-click mouse operation, and usually offers a limited number of choices for your selections. 

a)

A. Menu 

b)

B. Drop-down Menu 

c)

C. Pop-up Menu 

d)

D. None of the above 

20.

20. Identify a small area on screen that appears when certain commands or options are activated, in which you are prompted to provide information or select commands. 

a)

A. The Insertion Point 

b)

B. Dialogue Box 

c)

C. Toolbars 

d)

D. None of the above 

21.

21. Give the term used to identify the location where the symbol or other feature is placed on the drawing when using a computer program. 

a)

A. The Insertion Point 

b)

B. Dialogue Box 

c)

C. Toolbars 

d)

D. None of the above 

22.

22. ____________ are tradespeople who complete specific aspects of the project. 

a)

A. Drafters 

b)

B. Architects 

c)

C. Contractors 

d)

D. Subcontractors 

23.

23. __________ is the computer software version of the drawing that you see on the computer screen, or the actual data file. 

a)

A. Hard Copy 

b)

B. Soft Duplicate 

c)

C. Soft Copy 

d)

D. Hard Duplicate 

24.

24. _______ is a physical drawing produced on paper or some other medium by a printer or plotter. 

a)

A. Hard Copy 

b)

B. Soft Duplicate 

c)

C. Soft Copy 

d)

D. Hard Duplicate 

25.

25. Calculate the scale factor for an architectural drawing to be reproduced at ¼" = 1’-0”. 

a)

A. 36” 

b)

B. 12” 

c)

C. 3” 

d)

D. 48” 

26.

26. If the desired text height is 1/8”, use the scale factor for the ¼" = 1’-0” scale drawing to determine the text height at that scale. 

a)

A. 2” 

b)

B. 6” 

c)

C. 8” 

d)

D. 10” 

27.

27. Sheet space and layout is an area used to lay out the sheet of paper to be reproduced. 

a)

A. True 

b)

B. False 

28.

28. Drawings are plotted to an electronic file to be sent to a printing business where copies can be made. 

a)

A. True 

b)

B. False 

29.

30. Greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radon within the thermal infrared range. 

a)

A. True 

b)

B. False 

30.

31. Which of these do NOT contribute to the greenhouse effect? 

a)

A. Water Vapor 

b)

B. Carbon Dioxide 

c)

C. Nitrogen 

d)

D. Methane 

31.

32. Carbon neutral is the reduction of emissions from all greenhouse gas sources to produce a neutral result through ____________. 

a)

A. energy efficiency 

b)

B. renewable energy purchases 

c)

C. Carbon-offset purchases 

d)

D. All the above 

32.

33. ________ refers to the ability to supporting long-term ecological balance that is supported, upheld, or confirmed, and the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources. 

a)

A. Viable 

b)

B. Sustainable 

c)

C. Green 

d)

D. Renewable 

33.

34. Which is the correct order of a building life cycle? 

a)

A. Design, Construction, Waste Treatment, Operation, and Demolition 

b)

B. Design, Operation, Construction, Waste Treatment, and Demolition 

c)

C. Design, Construction, Operation, Demolition, and Waste Treatment 

d)

D. Design, Operation, Construction, Demolition, and Waste Treatment 

34.

35. Give the term used to describe drinking water safe enough to be consumed by humans. 

a)

A. Portable Water 

b)

B. Edible Water 

c)

C. Palatable Water 

d)

D. Potable Water