ESRI CERTIFICATION PRACTICE
TEST 1 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
Which two geographic query operators will choose point features surrounded by
polygons? (Select two.)
A. Completely contain
B. Are Completely Within
C. Share a line segment with
D. intersect
E. Touch the Boundary Of - ANSWER A,D
Which limit is imposed for the length of file geodatabase names in ArcGIS
Desktop?
A. There is no limit.
B. limited to 32 characters.
C. limited to 255 characters.
D. limited to the number of characters the operating system permits in a folder
name (ANSWER c)
Which tool in the ArcGIS System Toolbox allows you to construct a schema-
only layer package (Ipk) in ArcGIS Desktop?
,A. Packing Layer
B. Export Replica Schema.
C. Package Map.
D. Create Schematic Folder - ANSWER A
An ArcGIS user is studying an earthquake dataset to determine the association
between incident magnitude and duration. The user shows magnitude on the x-
axis and duration on the y-axis. What type of graph is the user using?
A. A box plot
B. histogram
C. A scatter plot
D. bar - Answer a
An ArcGIS user must establish a new feature class output of California rivers.
The user already has two feature classes: USA rivers and California state
boundary. Which process would produce the requisite output?
A. Union tool with the USA rivers and the California state boundaries set as
input features.
B. Clip tool with rivers in the United States as input features and California
state boundaries as clip features
C. Union tool with US rivers as input and California state boundary as output
feature class.
, D. Clip tool with the California state boundary as input features and USA rivers
as clip features - ANSWER: B
An ArcGIS user generates a locator from a polyline feature class in a feature
dataset. Where may the locator be saved?
A. in a feature dataset.
B. in a Windows folder.
C. in a topological dataset
D. in a feature class—ANSWER d
The ArcGIS user works with a map document that provides a highly detailed
image that takes several seconds to draw while panning. What step may an
ArcGIS user take to increase performance when panning in ArcMap?
A. Place the image layer in group B. Set the reference scale for the image layer.
C. Insert the picture layer into a basemap layer.
D. Make the image layer selectable - ANSWER D
An ArcGIS user has two feature classes. One is spatially inaccurate but has
correct tabular data, whereas the other is spatially accurate but contains
incorrect tabular data. The ArcGIS user requires a single feature class that is
geographically and tabularly precise. Which tool should be used to achieve this?
A. Join Field.
TEST 1 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
Which two geographic query operators will choose point features surrounded by
polygons? (Select two.)
A. Completely contain
B. Are Completely Within
C. Share a line segment with
D. intersect
E. Touch the Boundary Of - ANSWER A,D
Which limit is imposed for the length of file geodatabase names in ArcGIS
Desktop?
A. There is no limit.
B. limited to 32 characters.
C. limited to 255 characters.
D. limited to the number of characters the operating system permits in a folder
name (ANSWER c)
Which tool in the ArcGIS System Toolbox allows you to construct a schema-
only layer package (Ipk) in ArcGIS Desktop?
,A. Packing Layer
B. Export Replica Schema.
C. Package Map.
D. Create Schematic Folder - ANSWER A
An ArcGIS user is studying an earthquake dataset to determine the association
between incident magnitude and duration. The user shows magnitude on the x-
axis and duration on the y-axis. What type of graph is the user using?
A. A box plot
B. histogram
C. A scatter plot
D. bar - Answer a
An ArcGIS user must establish a new feature class output of California rivers.
The user already has two feature classes: USA rivers and California state
boundary. Which process would produce the requisite output?
A. Union tool with the USA rivers and the California state boundaries set as
input features.
B. Clip tool with rivers in the United States as input features and California
state boundaries as clip features
C. Union tool with US rivers as input and California state boundary as output
feature class.
, D. Clip tool with the California state boundary as input features and USA rivers
as clip features - ANSWER: B
An ArcGIS user generates a locator from a polyline feature class in a feature
dataset. Where may the locator be saved?
A. in a feature dataset.
B. in a Windows folder.
C. in a topological dataset
D. in a feature class—ANSWER d
The ArcGIS user works with a map document that provides a highly detailed
image that takes several seconds to draw while panning. What step may an
ArcGIS user take to increase performance when panning in ArcMap?
A. Place the image layer in group B. Set the reference scale for the image layer.
C. Insert the picture layer into a basemap layer.
D. Make the image layer selectable - ANSWER D
An ArcGIS user has two feature classes. One is spatially inaccurate but has
correct tabular data, whereas the other is spatially accurate but contains
incorrect tabular data. The ArcGIS user requires a single feature class that is
geographically and tabularly precise. Which tool should be used to achieve this?
A. Join Field.
