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Chapter 19- Lighting
NCIDQ- Reference manual for Interior Designers
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Art/Design
Professional
03/20/2011

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19-1. Who is responsible for the final design of the lighting and switching system in a commercial interior design project?

a. interior designer

b. architect

c. electrical engineer

d. electrical contractor

Definition
c. electrical engineer
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19-2. For a jewelry store in an exclusive shopping mall, what type of lamp would be best to use in the display cases?

a. 75W PAR quartz

b. 150W R quartz

c. 15W T

d. 90W MR-16

Definition
d. 90W MR-16
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19-3. What is the commonly used designation for a round shape incandescent lamp?

a. CA

b. G

c. A

d. T

Definition
b. G
Term

19-4. The units used for the measurement and description of the brightness of a direct glare source are

a. footcandles

b. footlamberts

c. candelas

d. lumens

Definition
b. footlamberts
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19-5. One of the most frequent lighting problems in traditional drafting rooms is

a. veiling reflection

b. direct glare

c. visual comfort

d. excessive brightness ratio

Definition
a. veiling reflection
Term

19-6. An interior designer has just finished reviewing the plans for a large office suite when the building department states that the lighting budget has been exceeded.  If the design is composed of 80% fluorescent lighting and 20% incandescent lighting, what is the best course of action to begin redesign?

a. Reduce the number of luminaires by spacing them farther apart.

b. Substitute all incandescent lights with fluorescent lights.

c. Change to a task-ambient lighting system.

d. Investigate whether lamps with higher efficacies will bring the design within the budget.

Definition
d. Investigate whether lamps with higher efficacies will bring the design within the budget.
Term

19-7. Which of the following sources would be most appropriate for the warehouse portion of a large furniture dealership?

a. high-pressure sodium

b. cool-white deluxe fluorescent

c. metal-halide

d. mercury-vapor

 

Definition
c. metal-halide
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19-8. Surface-mounted luminaires are most often used for which of the following reasons?

a. Some side and uplighting is desired

b. There is not enough space above the ceiling

c. The are easier and less expensive to install

d. They are used as a design feature

Definition
b. There is not enough space above the ceiling
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19-9. What is the most important criterion for lighting a fabric showroom?

a. visual comfort probability

b. color rendering index

c. coefficient of utilization

d. apparent color temperature rating

 

Definition
b. color rendering index
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19-10. In designing a room in which work will take place both at video display terminals and at standard work surfaces at each individual workstation what approach to lighting design would be most appropriate?

a. Use indirect ambient lighting, and use individual task lights at each workstation.

b. Locate downlights over work surfaces, and use indirect lighting fixtures over the terminals

c. Use low-brightness troffers controlled by dimmers, and use task lighting on the work surfaces.

d. Specify a direct-indirect system that is locally controlled at each workstation.

Definition
a. Use indirect ambient lighting, and use individual task lights at each workstation.
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