ArcGIS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Selection by Location in ArcMap is designed for what type of query? -
ANSWER spatial data query
Selection by Attribute in ArcMap is designed for what type of query? -
ANSWER attribute data query
What keyword does the Boolean connector use to intersect operation on
sets? - ANSWER "AND"
"AND" Boolean Operator: - ANSWER which specifies a combination of
conditions (A and B must be true)
"OR" Boolean Operator: - ANSWER which specifies a list of alternative
conditions (A or B must be true)
"NOT" Boolean Operator: - ANSWER which negates a condition (A but
not B must be true)
" XOR" (exclusive or) Boolean Operator: - ANSWER which makes
conditions mutually exclusive (A or B may be true but not both A and B)
"AT LEAST" is not a Boolean connector
true or false? - ANSWER TRUE
The Boolean connector "OR" is the keyword used in... - ANSWER the
Union operation on sets
In a Select By Location query, what refers to the layer that the query
results will be found in relation to? - ANSWER "Source"
Which layer is the one containing the features to be selected? -
ANSWER The target layer
, When using Select By Location, what procedure would be used to select
parcels that are completely or partially on the floodplain? - ANSWER
"intersect the source layer feature"
When using Select By Location, what procedure would be used to select
the weighted centers of land parcels within the boundaries of the
floodplain? - ANSWER "have their centroid in the source layer feature
The answer to a query such as "which culverts are contained within the
county boundaries" can be found by using what? - ANSWER Select By
Location.
When one wants to perform queries using both spatial and attribute
data, one can perform query first with wha types of data? - ANSWER
spatial data or attribute data
A node that incorrectly does not reach another line to intersect with it is
considered a.... - ANSWER undershoot
Polygons can be reshaped in ArcGIS by adjusting... vertices of the
polygon - ANSWER the vertices of the polygon
The data sources and processes used in preparing a dataset describes
its .... - ANSWER lineage.
f a dataset representing 50 water wells has 55 points in the layer, what
kind of error has occurred? - ANSWER a commission error has occurred
A measurement for examining if the same rules were used throughout a
dataset describes what? - ANSWER logical consistency.
Topology: - ANSWER how objects relate or connect to one another
independent of their coordinates.
A geodatabase topology represents what? - ANSWER a set of rules
applied to the feature classes of a feature dataset in order to remove
errors.
ANSWERS
Selection by Location in ArcMap is designed for what type of query? -
ANSWER spatial data query
Selection by Attribute in ArcMap is designed for what type of query? -
ANSWER attribute data query
What keyword does the Boolean connector use to intersect operation on
sets? - ANSWER "AND"
"AND" Boolean Operator: - ANSWER which specifies a combination of
conditions (A and B must be true)
"OR" Boolean Operator: - ANSWER which specifies a list of alternative
conditions (A or B must be true)
"NOT" Boolean Operator: - ANSWER which negates a condition (A but
not B must be true)
" XOR" (exclusive or) Boolean Operator: - ANSWER which makes
conditions mutually exclusive (A or B may be true but not both A and B)
"AT LEAST" is not a Boolean connector
true or false? - ANSWER TRUE
The Boolean connector "OR" is the keyword used in... - ANSWER the
Union operation on sets
In a Select By Location query, what refers to the layer that the query
results will be found in relation to? - ANSWER "Source"
Which layer is the one containing the features to be selected? -
ANSWER The target layer
, When using Select By Location, what procedure would be used to select
parcels that are completely or partially on the floodplain? - ANSWER
"intersect the source layer feature"
When using Select By Location, what procedure would be used to select
the weighted centers of land parcels within the boundaries of the
floodplain? - ANSWER "have their centroid in the source layer feature
The answer to a query such as "which culverts are contained within the
county boundaries" can be found by using what? - ANSWER Select By
Location.
When one wants to perform queries using both spatial and attribute
data, one can perform query first with wha types of data? - ANSWER
spatial data or attribute data
A node that incorrectly does not reach another line to intersect with it is
considered a.... - ANSWER undershoot
Polygons can be reshaped in ArcGIS by adjusting... vertices of the
polygon - ANSWER the vertices of the polygon
The data sources and processes used in preparing a dataset describes
its .... - ANSWER lineage.
f a dataset representing 50 water wells has 55 points in the layer, what
kind of error has occurred? - ANSWER a commission error has occurred
A measurement for examining if the same rules were used throughout a
dataset describes what? - ANSWER logical consistency.
Topology: - ANSWER how objects relate or connect to one another
independent of their coordinates.
A geodatabase topology represents what? - ANSWER a set of rules
applied to the feature classes of a feature dataset in order to remove
errors.
