GIS 341 Study Questions with Correct
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True or False. Attendance is highly recommended in the scheduled virtual
classroom. Attendance is a graded part of this course. If I can't attend a virtual
class, I should contact my instructor to engage via email to earn my attendance
points. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
If I fail to attend 75% of virtual classes or fail to engage with my instructor via
email, I risk losing 100% of my attendance points. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
If I'm finished with a lab assignment and wish not to attend, what should I do so
not to miss attendance points?
Correct! - CORRECT ANSWERS Contact your instructor and show him/her your
finished work.
Are practice quizzes graded? - CORRECT ANSWERS No
How many points are possible in this course? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1000
Can I work with other individuals, other than the instructor, to work on my
applied or topical exams? - CORRECT ANSWERS No
Are graded assignments and quizzes worth points if completed late? -
CORRECT ANSWERS No
Where are Doug Miskowiak's office hours? - CORRECT ANSWERS Virtual Via
Zoom
There is a Canvas graded quiz with each graded lab assignment. - CORRECT
ANSWERS True
Regarding GIS lab exercises, where should student work be saved? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Project folder on the Z Drive (network drive), and submissions to
Canvas as requested
Concerning the Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics career cluster, what
role does GIS play? There are multiple correct answers. Select more than 1. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Location-Based-Service to track packages from origin to
destination.
Optimize routes traveled.
,What did the UW-Stevens Point GIS Center use geospatial techniques for in
partnership with the Marshfield Clinic? - CORRECT ANSWERS Modeled the
distance along a network from where a patient lived, to where a patient received
their mammogram.
Concerning the Architecture and Construction career cluster, which of the
following is not a use for geospatial technologies? - CORRECT ANSWERS All of
the choices concern using geospatial technologies.
The television program entitled, Bar Rescue uses GIS to do what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Conduct a submarket analysis using data available in the Esri
tapestry database.
Match the GIS component to the accurate description or example of that GIS
component. - CORRECT ANSWERS Hardware
Printers, Keyboards, Mouse, Monitor
Network
Web, Mobile, Cloud Services
Software
Scripting, graphic user interface, web browser, GIS, CAD
Institutions/procedures
FGDC, WLIA, URISA, metadata
Data
Vector, Raster, Spatial, Temporal, Attribute
People
Analysts, Managers, Legislators, Citizens
What is Geography?
Select the best response. - CORRECT ANSWERS A science that deals with the
description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and
cultural features of the earth's surface.
Pixar and Disney studios use GIS (Esri's City Engine) to build artificial
environments, such as for Cars 2 and Zootopia. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
What is the difference between Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and
Geographic Information Science (GISc)?
Select the best response. - CORRECT ANSWERS GIS are computer-based
systems for storing and processing geographic information. GISc is concerned
with the scientific contexts and underpinnings of GIS.
Regarding precision agriculture, GIS data is used to produce agronomic
recommendations to the farmer. Instructions are then networked to GPS guided
tractors and implements to execute the agricultural best practices. - CORRECT
ANSWERS True
, Which of the following is NOT one of the 6 components of a GIS? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Cartographic contexts
Simplifying complex polygons (reducing the number of vertices) is an example
of which GIS function? - CORRECT ANSWERS Generalize
Which of the following choices offers a good example of the GIS function
named, "Store and Structure." - CORRECT ANSWERS Publishing a feature
class to the cloud.
Which of the following choices offers a good example of the GIS function
named, "Restructure." - CORRECT ANSWERS Conversion from vector to raster
formats.
Switching from one coordinate system to another is an example of which GIS
function? - CORRECT ANSWERS Transformation
The Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge was
developed by which of the following organizations? - CORRECT ANSWERS
University Consortium for Geographic Information Science
Learning about professional, scientific, trade, and standards organizations
related to the geospatial industry is a Tier 4 competency listed in the Geospatial
Competency Model. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
Legal and ethical issues are Tier 4 competencies in the Geospatial Competency
Model. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
Which institution certifies GIS Professionals? - CORRECT ANSWERS GIS
Certification Institute
Using the Department of Labor's Geospatial Competency Model, determine
which of the following is not a Tier 4: Industry-Wide Technical Competency.
Note: The responses use the exact language from the Geospatial Competency
Model document Tier 4 categories. There is significant language sharing from
Tier 4 to Tier 5 competencies, though the learning outcomes are more
significant in tier 5. - CORRECT ANSWERS Software and Application
Development
Of the 10 GIS functions described in lecture, which is concerned with creating
data from scratch, or from an existing source? - CORRECT ANSWERS Data
Capture
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True or False. Attendance is highly recommended in the scheduled virtual
classroom. Attendance is a graded part of this course. If I can't attend a virtual
class, I should contact my instructor to engage via email to earn my attendance
points. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
If I fail to attend 75% of virtual classes or fail to engage with my instructor via
email, I risk losing 100% of my attendance points. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
If I'm finished with a lab assignment and wish not to attend, what should I do so
not to miss attendance points?
Correct! - CORRECT ANSWERS Contact your instructor and show him/her your
finished work.
Are practice quizzes graded? - CORRECT ANSWERS No
How many points are possible in this course? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1000
Can I work with other individuals, other than the instructor, to work on my
applied or topical exams? - CORRECT ANSWERS No
Are graded assignments and quizzes worth points if completed late? -
CORRECT ANSWERS No
Where are Doug Miskowiak's office hours? - CORRECT ANSWERS Virtual Via
Zoom
There is a Canvas graded quiz with each graded lab assignment. - CORRECT
ANSWERS True
Regarding GIS lab exercises, where should student work be saved? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Project folder on the Z Drive (network drive), and submissions to
Canvas as requested
Concerning the Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics career cluster, what
role does GIS play? There are multiple correct answers. Select more than 1. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Location-Based-Service to track packages from origin to
destination.
Optimize routes traveled.
,What did the UW-Stevens Point GIS Center use geospatial techniques for in
partnership with the Marshfield Clinic? - CORRECT ANSWERS Modeled the
distance along a network from where a patient lived, to where a patient received
their mammogram.
Concerning the Architecture and Construction career cluster, which of the
following is not a use for geospatial technologies? - CORRECT ANSWERS All of
the choices concern using geospatial technologies.
The television program entitled, Bar Rescue uses GIS to do what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Conduct a submarket analysis using data available in the Esri
tapestry database.
Match the GIS component to the accurate description or example of that GIS
component. - CORRECT ANSWERS Hardware
Printers, Keyboards, Mouse, Monitor
Network
Web, Mobile, Cloud Services
Software
Scripting, graphic user interface, web browser, GIS, CAD
Institutions/procedures
FGDC, WLIA, URISA, metadata
Data
Vector, Raster, Spatial, Temporal, Attribute
People
Analysts, Managers, Legislators, Citizens
What is Geography?
Select the best response. - CORRECT ANSWERS A science that deals with the
description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and
cultural features of the earth's surface.
Pixar and Disney studios use GIS (Esri's City Engine) to build artificial
environments, such as for Cars 2 and Zootopia. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
What is the difference between Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and
Geographic Information Science (GISc)?
Select the best response. - CORRECT ANSWERS GIS are computer-based
systems for storing and processing geographic information. GISc is concerned
with the scientific contexts and underpinnings of GIS.
Regarding precision agriculture, GIS data is used to produce agronomic
recommendations to the farmer. Instructions are then networked to GPS guided
tractors and implements to execute the agricultural best practices. - CORRECT
ANSWERS True
, Which of the following is NOT one of the 6 components of a GIS? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Cartographic contexts
Simplifying complex polygons (reducing the number of vertices) is an example
of which GIS function? - CORRECT ANSWERS Generalize
Which of the following choices offers a good example of the GIS function
named, "Store and Structure." - CORRECT ANSWERS Publishing a feature
class to the cloud.
Which of the following choices offers a good example of the GIS function
named, "Restructure." - CORRECT ANSWERS Conversion from vector to raster
formats.
Switching from one coordinate system to another is an example of which GIS
function? - CORRECT ANSWERS Transformation
The Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge was
developed by which of the following organizations? - CORRECT ANSWERS
University Consortium for Geographic Information Science
Learning about professional, scientific, trade, and standards organizations
related to the geospatial industry is a Tier 4 competency listed in the Geospatial
Competency Model. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
Legal and ethical issues are Tier 4 competencies in the Geospatial Competency
Model. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
Which institution certifies GIS Professionals? - CORRECT ANSWERS GIS
Certification Institute
Using the Department of Labor's Geospatial Competency Model, determine
which of the following is not a Tier 4: Industry-Wide Technical Competency.
Note: The responses use the exact language from the Geospatial Competency
Model document Tier 4 categories. There is significant language sharing from
Tier 4 to Tier 5 competencies, though the learning outcomes are more
significant in tier 5. - CORRECT ANSWERS Software and Application
Development
Of the 10 GIS functions described in lecture, which is concerned with creating
data from scratch, or from an existing source? - CORRECT ANSWERS Data
Capture
