ESRI basics questions with correct answers
open source Answer✔✔ software that you can freely access and modify the source
code for; GIS, GPS, spatial data management and related developer tools and end
user applications delivered with an open source license
1. free redistribution
2. source code
3. Derived Works
4. Integrity of the Author's Source Code
5. No discrimination against persons or groups
6. No discrimination against fields of endeavor
7. Distribution of License
8. License must not be specific to a product
9. License must not restrict other software
10. License must be technology-neutral
open data Answer✔✔ the idea that some data should be freely available to
everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright,
patents or other mechanisms of control
open standards Answer✔✔ standards made available to the general public and are
developed (or approved) and maintained via a collaborative and consensus driven
process; facilitate interoperability and data exchange among different products or
services and are intended for widespread adoption
Application Programming Interface (API) Answer✔✔ a set of subroutine
definitions, protocols, and tools for building application software; a set of clearly
defined methods of communication between various software components; may be
for a web-based system, operating system, database system, computer hardware or
, software library; often includes specifications for routines, data structures, object
classes, variables or remote calls; MESSENGER--interacts with and responds to
requests; connects websites/apps/devices; allows a program to interact with other
types of software
Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) Answer✔✔ a non-profit non-
governmental organization whose mission is to support and promote the
collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. The
foundation was formed in February 2006 to provide financial, organizational and
legal support to the broader Free and open source geospatial community.[2] It also
serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute
code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions
will be maintained for public benefit.
story map Answer✔✔ combining authoritative maps with narrative text, images,
and multimedia content
crowdsourcing Answer✔✔ specific sourcing model in which individuals or
organizations use contributions from Internet users to obtain needed services or
ideas (crowd + outsourcing); mix of top down and bottom up
server Answer✔✔ computer on a network that provides services to clients in the
network
firewall Answer✔✔ a network security device that monitors incoming and
outgoing network traffic and decides whether to allow or block specific traffic
based on a defined set of security rules; establish a barrier between secured and
controlled internal networks that can be trusted and untrusted outside networks,
such as the Internet; can be hardware, software, or both
open source Answer✔✔ software that you can freely access and modify the source
code for; GIS, GPS, spatial data management and related developer tools and end
user applications delivered with an open source license
1. free redistribution
2. source code
3. Derived Works
4. Integrity of the Author's Source Code
5. No discrimination against persons or groups
6. No discrimination against fields of endeavor
7. Distribution of License
8. License must not be specific to a product
9. License must not restrict other software
10. License must be technology-neutral
open data Answer✔✔ the idea that some data should be freely available to
everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright,
patents or other mechanisms of control
open standards Answer✔✔ standards made available to the general public and are
developed (or approved) and maintained via a collaborative and consensus driven
process; facilitate interoperability and data exchange among different products or
services and are intended for widespread adoption
Application Programming Interface (API) Answer✔✔ a set of subroutine
definitions, protocols, and tools for building application software; a set of clearly
defined methods of communication between various software components; may be
for a web-based system, operating system, database system, computer hardware or
, software library; often includes specifications for routines, data structures, object
classes, variables or remote calls; MESSENGER--interacts with and responds to
requests; connects websites/apps/devices; allows a program to interact with other
types of software
Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) Answer✔✔ a non-profit non-
governmental organization whose mission is to support and promote the
collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. The
foundation was formed in February 2006 to provide financial, organizational and
legal support to the broader Free and open source geospatial community.[2] It also
serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute
code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions
will be maintained for public benefit.
story map Answer✔✔ combining authoritative maps with narrative text, images,
and multimedia content
crowdsourcing Answer✔✔ specific sourcing model in which individuals or
organizations use contributions from Internet users to obtain needed services or
ideas (crowd + outsourcing); mix of top down and bottom up
server Answer✔✔ computer on a network that provides services to clients in the
network
firewall Answer✔✔ a network security device that monitors incoming and
outgoing network traffic and decides whether to allow or block specific traffic
based on a defined set of security rules; establish a barrier between secured and
controlled internal networks that can be trusted and untrusted outside networks,
such as the Internet; can be hardware, software, or both
