COSC 153 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

COSC 153 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS In ancient Egypt, architecture, engineering, and construction were all the responsibility of one person, called? - Answer️️ -master builder 5 sectors of the construction industry? - Answer️️ -residential, commercial, heavy civil, industrial, & environmental 3 primary players in an construction project? - Answer️️ -owner, designers, & contractors apartments, condos, & townhomes are referred to as? - Answer️️ -multi- family dwellings what 2 types of professionals are engaged in the construction process? - Answer️️ -Architects & engineers who is the driving force behind the construction industry? - Answer️️ - owners Rule of 6? - Answer️️ -No more than 6 people communicate with on one project what is a written contract? - Answer️️ -written on paper what is a verbal contract? - Answer️️ -an agreement that is spoken ©SOPHIABENNET@ Thursday, August 22, 2024 10:21 AM Construction Science (COSC): Texas A&M University 2 3 categories of residential builders? - Answer️️ -custom, small value, & production builders whats an exterior cladding system thats supported entirely by the frame of the building, rather than being self-supporting or load bearing? - Answer️️ -curtain wall what is NAMC? - Answer️️ -National Association of Minority Contractors What was used to teach people certain skills in the middle ages? - Answer️️ -guilds What are the different levels of knowledge in guilds? - Answer️️ -master, journeyman, & apprentice Which civilization was the first to use glass in their buildings? - Answer️️ -Rome a property that is abandoned or underused because of historic environmental contamination? - Answer️️ -Brownfield site what is an example of a First level, "secondary player?" - Answer️️ - subcontractors, suppliers, & vendors Primary materials? - Answer️️ -lumber, plywood, brick, & drywall ©SOPHIABENNET@ Thursday, August 22, 2024 10:21 AM Construction Science (COSC): Texas A&M University 3 Heavy civil sector includes what types of civil construction? - Answer️️ - bridges, tunnels, dams, airports, & railways 6 dials of project values? - Answer️️ -cost, time, quality, safety, scope, & function Explain the Design-build method - Answer️️ -one contract between the owner and the design build entity 2 important skills needed to succeed in construction management? - Answer️️ -decision making and problem solving practice utilized to speed up a job by overlapping th