ArcGIS Online Basics UPDATED Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following best describes ArcGIS Online?
A desktop-based geographic information system
A cloud-based geographic information system
A localized geographic information system
A mobile device-based geographic information system - CORRECT ANSWER - A cloud-
based geographic information system
Which of the following best describes an ArcGIS Online organization?
- A desktop application for an organization to access local geospatial data
- A method of organizing or arranging maps, scenes, apps, layers, and other content in ArcGIS
Online; this may involve groups, folders, and schemas
- A discrete virtual space within the ArcGIS Online cloud that gives an organization the ability to
manage content and foster collaboration
- The organization that hosts ArcGIS Online; this includes location of servers, administrators,
and management - CORRECT ANSWER - A discrete virtual space within the ArcGIS
Online cloud that gives an organization the ability to manage content and foster collaboration
Which of the following is listed in your ArcGIS profile?
- A phone number
- Any private content
, - A bio
- Level of access - CORRECT ANSWER - A bio
Which of the following capabilities are available to a user with public access to ArcGIS Online?
*Choose two.*
- Create groups
- Use Esri proprietary content such as ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World
- Share content within an organization
- Create web maps - CORRECT ANSWER - - Create groups
- Create web maps
How are *layers* important and used in ArcGIS Online? - CORRECT ANSWER - Layers
are one of the primary ways that you work with geographic data in ArcGIS Online.
All web maps and scenes include layers.
Each layer references a dataset and specifies how that dataset is portrayed using symbols and text
labels.
Layers are the foundation for all web maps and scenes. When a layer is added to a map or scene,
it functions as either a basemap layer or an operational layer.
and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following best describes ArcGIS Online?
A desktop-based geographic information system
A cloud-based geographic information system
A localized geographic information system
A mobile device-based geographic information system - CORRECT ANSWER - A cloud-
based geographic information system
Which of the following best describes an ArcGIS Online organization?
- A desktop application for an organization to access local geospatial data
- A method of organizing or arranging maps, scenes, apps, layers, and other content in ArcGIS
Online; this may involve groups, folders, and schemas
- A discrete virtual space within the ArcGIS Online cloud that gives an organization the ability to
manage content and foster collaboration
- The organization that hosts ArcGIS Online; this includes location of servers, administrators,
and management - CORRECT ANSWER - A discrete virtual space within the ArcGIS
Online cloud that gives an organization the ability to manage content and foster collaboration
Which of the following is listed in your ArcGIS profile?
- A phone number
- Any private content
, - A bio
- Level of access - CORRECT ANSWER - A bio
Which of the following capabilities are available to a user with public access to ArcGIS Online?
*Choose two.*
- Create groups
- Use Esri proprietary content such as ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World
- Share content within an organization
- Create web maps - CORRECT ANSWER - - Create groups
- Create web maps
How are *layers* important and used in ArcGIS Online? - CORRECT ANSWER - Layers
are one of the primary ways that you work with geographic data in ArcGIS Online.
All web maps and scenes include layers.
Each layer references a dataset and specifies how that dataset is portrayed using symbols and text
labels.
Layers are the foundation for all web maps and scenes. When a layer is added to a map or scene,
it functions as either a basemap layer or an operational layer.
