10 Multiple-choice questions for GIS

Choose the best or most appropriate answer(s) to the question.

1. Considerable information and data for GIS is available on the Internet, which
of the following formats must be transmitted in binary format?
1. .dxf
2. .zip files
3. .gif files
4. html files
5. DLGs and DEMs

2. In the world of GIS, another term for the property of connectivity is:
1. proximity
2. neighborhood
3. topology
4. boolean identity
5. location

3. Which of the following are true of AM/FM systems?

1. The terms GIS and AM/FM are synonymous.
2. AM/FM are always vector based.
3. AM/FM is a specialized GIS.
4. AM/FM systems are always confined to the utility industry.
5. The systems use amplitude and frequency modulation.

4. By definition a GIS must include:

1. A subsystem for data reporting and product generation
2. A method for data storage, retrieval, and representation
3. A method for storing demographic information
4. A method for scanning maps to produce raster files
5. Data analysis functions
6. A means for the input of spatial and non-spatial data

5. Which of the following statements are true of the history of GIS?

1. The development of the first true GIS depended upon the invention of
the microcomputer in the early 1980s.
2. Some of the first applications were natural resource inventories.
3. Public utilities were early users of automated mapping and GIS
technologies.

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 4. Municipal government agencies have been slow to adopt GIS.

6. Layers or levels in a GIS can be used to:

1. Group related geographic features by function
2. Isolate point, line, and area features
3. Develop thematic maps
4. Combine non-spatial and attribute information
5. Highlight logical relationships among geographic features

7. Which of the following are types of infrastructure?

1. An electrical distribution system.
2. A telephone cable network
3. US Bureau of Census TIGER maps
4. Habitat of endangered species
5. The US Interstate highway system
6. City zoning classifications
7. 1, 2, and 5
8. 1,3,4, and 5

8. Which of the following are areas of GIS application in commercial industry?

1. Oil and gas exploration
2. Dispatch of emergency medical services
3. Timber and lumber production
4. Direct marketing and retailing
5. Managing telecommunication networks
6. Monitoring wetland habitats

9. Which of the following are true of GIS?

1. The terms GIS and AM are synonymous
2. AM/FM is a specialized GIS
3. GIS produce better maps than AM systems
4. GIS and CAD are synonymous
5. Tabular data can be both and input and output of GIS
6. Aerial photographs are preferred to satellite images in creating GIS.

10. Which of the following are true?

1. Digitizing is defined as converting aerial photographs into maps
2. Digitizing involves tracing map features into a computer
3. A keyboard cannot be used to digitize maps, only to enter attribute
information

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4. Digitizing from a tablet involves using a template
5. A digitizing tablet and mouse are examples of input devices used in
digitizing