Chapter 13: Facility Information Management

Question 1

Technology supports decisions making by:

A. Isolating information by subject
B. Providing more complex information
C. Permitting managers to test variables
D. Providing access to fast communications

Answer 1

C. Permitting managers to test variables

Question 2

The biggest danger to facilities management data is:

A. Sabotage
B. Loss
C. Interrupted power source
D. Obsolescence

Answer 2

D. Obsolescence

Question 3

The budget figures for the last five years reveal that the cost of cleaning and maintenance has risen 20 percent, the same increase as between 1985 and 1990, when corporate profits were up. This is an example of:

A. Information
B. Knowledge
C. Data
D. Database

Answer 3

B. Knowledge

Question 4

To assist you in tracking the square footage of space allocations for each tenant from the CAD system, use the:

A. Project management software
B. Work management software
C. Space management software
D. Real property and lease management software

Answer 4

C. Space management software

Question 5

In building oriented information, detail books are an example of:

A. Tabular form
B. Photographic form
C. Numeric form
D. Graphic form

Answer 5

D. Graphic form

Question 6

All of the following are reason to retain hard copies of the database except:

A. The database is small
B. Records are easier to manage
C. Some records are required by law
D. A record of changes can be kept

Answer 6

B. Records are easier to manage

Question 7

The software geared toward one-time relocations and what-if scenarios is called:

A. Building operations and maintenance management
B. Work management
C. Project management
D. Furniture and equipment management

Answer 7

C. Project management

Question 8

Tracking data about building ownerships, status, valuation and cost, and physical properties is done by:

A. Project management software
B. Space planning software
C. Building operations software
D. Real property and lease management software

Answer 8

D. Real property and lease management software

Question 9

Collections of information, word processing files, presentations, and spreadsheets are all examples of:

A. Attributes
B. Transactions
C. Designations
D. Documents

Answer 9

D. Documents

Question 10

In organization- oriented information, stacking charts are an example of:

A. Numerical form
B. Graphic form
C. Tabular form
D. Photographic form

Answer 10

B. Graphic form

Question 11

Which type of information includes who works where, existing technology, and every piece of furniture?

A. Existing conditions
B. Intent of the occupant
C. Preparing for the change
D. Experience with the change

Answer 11

A. Existing conditions

Question 12

Ease of retrieval and analysis is an advantage of which of the following:

A. CAD programs
B. Automation of facility information
C. Analyzing risky environments
D. Collecting building-oriented information

Answer 12

B. Automation of facility information

Question 13

Space and furniture standards become invaluable planning tools when:

A. Other space models cannot be retrieved
B. Compliance changes need to be made
C. Graphic and numerical data are dynamically linked
D. Educating the new occupants

Answer 13

C. Graphic and numerical data are dynamically linked

Question 14

A ____________ system can generate several work orders and then assign them to one project.

A. CAD
B. Building planning
C. CAMF
D. Work management

Answer 14

D. Work management