COSC 275 EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAM LATEST VERSION THIS YEAR WITH COMPLETE 350 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH JUST RELEASED

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COSC 275 EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAM LATEST
VERSION THIS YEAR WITH COMPLETE 350
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
JUST RELEASED

COSC 275 EXAM

Estimating - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The process of determining the anticipated cost of materials,
labor, and equipment of a proposed project.




Question: take-off - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The process in which detailed lists are compiled,
based on drawings and specifications, of all the material and equipment necessary to construct
a project. The cost estimator uses this list to calculate how much it will cost to build the project.




Question: quantities - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Measured amounts of construction items
expressed in their customary units.




Question: quantification - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔In estimating an activity to translate project
scope information into resource quantities suitable for costing. In the engineering and
construction industry, a takeoff is a specific type of quantification that is a measurement and
listing of quantities of materials from drawings.




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Question: quantity survey - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A detailed analysis of material and
equipment required to construct a project.




Question: area - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A measurement of a given planar region or of the
surface of a solid.




Question: area method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A construction cost estimating system
employing unit square foot costs multiplied by the adjusted gross floor area of a building.




Question: length - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The longest dimension of an object.




Question: linear measurement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A unit or system of units for measuring
length: 12" = 1', 3' = 1 yard, 1 yard = 0.9144 meters, 1 mile = 5,280 feet.




Question: dimension - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A distance between two points, lines, or planes.




Question: specifications or specs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Documents that define the qualitative
requirements for products, materials, and workmanship upon which the contract for
construction is based.




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Question: drawings - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Graphic illustrations depicting the dimensions,
design, and location of a project. Generally including plans, elevations, details, diagrams,
schedules, and sections.




Question: addendum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A document describing an addition, change,
correction, or modification to contract documents. An ——————- is issued by the design
professional during the bidding period or prior to the award of contract, and is the primary
method of informing bidders of modifications to the work during the bidding process. Addenda
become part of the contract documents.




Question: amendment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A modification of the contract by a subsequent
agreement. This does not change the entire existing contract but does alter the terms of the
affected provisions or requirements.




Question: grade - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The surface or level of the ground.




Question: level - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A term used to describe any horizontal surface that has
all points at the same elevation and thus does not tilt or slope.




Question: site - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The location of a project geographically, usually defined
by legal boundaries.




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Question: elevation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A vertical distance relative to a reference point.




Question: cut and fill - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔An operation commonly used in road building and
other rock and earthmoving operations in which the material excavated and removed from one
location is used as fill material at another location.




Question: Fill - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The soil or other material used to raise the grade of a site
area.




Question: foundation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The entire masonry substructure below the first
floor or frame of a building, including the footing upon which the building rests.




Question: grade beam - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A horizontal end-supported (as opposed to
ground-supported) load-bearing foundation member that supports an exterior wall of a
superstructure.




Question: width - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the measurement or extent of something from side to
side.




Question: footing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔That portion of the foundation of a structure that
spreads and transmits the load directly to the soil.




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