GISP practice test 25-50 ACTUAL
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
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# 25 322 When a GIS dataset for a given project is constantly revised, accessed, and manipulated
by multiple users the best practice approach for storing the data is (Choose the best answer)
A. Shapefiles
B. Personal Geodatabase
C. KML files
D. Enterprise Geodatabase - CORRECT ANSWER D
# 26 323 What technology allows for multiple server instances on a single piece of
hardware/single server? (Choose the best answer)
A. Open Source
B. Remote Desktop
C. Virtualization
D. Network Attached Storage - CORRECT ANSWER C
# 27 323 Which of the following is NOT a true relational database? (Choose the best answer)
A. SQL Server
B. Access
C. Oracle
D. PostgreSQL - CORRECT ANSWER B
# 28 425 Overlay analysis is based on (Choose the best answer)
A. Principal component analysis
B. Spatial diffusion
C. Graph theory
, D. Boolean logic - CORRECT ANSWER D
# 29 425 When asked for an "eight-hundred scale map", what is another way of representing that
scale for use in designing the map? (Select all that apply)
A. 1:800
B. 1 inch = 800 feet
C. 1 foot = 800 feet
D. 1:9,600 - CORRECT ANSWER BD
# 30 425 Raster overlay analysis is commonly referred to as (Choose the best answer)
A. Map Algebra
B. Classification
C. Change Detection
D. Change Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER A
# 31 426 Representing features logically in GIS format requires knowledge of GIS primitives.
The scale at which a feature is intended to be shown can help define the proper primitive used to
create and display that feature. The best option to represent a feature class for rivers in a State-
wide map would be: (Choose the best answer)
A. Point Feature
B. Polygon feature
C. Line Feature
D. Multi-patch feature - CORRECT ANSWER C
# 32 428 You have been asked to analyze ground water quality for a largely rural American
county. During your analysis you learn that septic tank density has a correlation coefficient of
0.15 with ground water nitrate concentrations. From these data, you can safely infer (Choose the
best answer)
A. Septic tanks appear to contribute to the Counties ground water nitrate concerns. However,
additional factors are also involved and need to be investigated.
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
# 25 322 When a GIS dataset for a given project is constantly revised, accessed, and manipulated
by multiple users the best practice approach for storing the data is (Choose the best answer)
A. Shapefiles
B. Personal Geodatabase
C. KML files
D. Enterprise Geodatabase - CORRECT ANSWER D
# 26 323 What technology allows for multiple server instances on a single piece of
hardware/single server? (Choose the best answer)
A. Open Source
B. Remote Desktop
C. Virtualization
D. Network Attached Storage - CORRECT ANSWER C
# 27 323 Which of the following is NOT a true relational database? (Choose the best answer)
A. SQL Server
B. Access
C. Oracle
D. PostgreSQL - CORRECT ANSWER B
# 28 425 Overlay analysis is based on (Choose the best answer)
A. Principal component analysis
B. Spatial diffusion
C. Graph theory
, D. Boolean logic - CORRECT ANSWER D
# 29 425 When asked for an "eight-hundred scale map", what is another way of representing that
scale for use in designing the map? (Select all that apply)
A. 1:800
B. 1 inch = 800 feet
C. 1 foot = 800 feet
D. 1:9,600 - CORRECT ANSWER BD
# 30 425 Raster overlay analysis is commonly referred to as (Choose the best answer)
A. Map Algebra
B. Classification
C. Change Detection
D. Change Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER A
# 31 426 Representing features logically in GIS format requires knowledge of GIS primitives.
The scale at which a feature is intended to be shown can help define the proper primitive used to
create and display that feature. The best option to represent a feature class for rivers in a State-
wide map would be: (Choose the best answer)
A. Point Feature
B. Polygon feature
C. Line Feature
D. Multi-patch feature - CORRECT ANSWER C
# 32 428 You have been asked to analyze ground water quality for a largely rural American
county. During your analysis you learn that septic tank density has a correlation coefficient of
0.15 with ground water nitrate concentrations. From these data, you can safely infer (Choose the
best answer)
A. Septic tanks appear to contribute to the Counties ground water nitrate concerns. However,
additional factors are also involved and need to be investigated.
