ESRI Certification Guide: Ch 1-4 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is a Geodatabase schema? - CORRECT ANSWER - the structure or design of the
geodatabase (eg. structure of feature datasets, relations/joins between fields, symbology, labels,
etc)
Define a layer - CORRECT ANSWER - it references a datasource and specifies how that
dataset is portrayed using symbols and text labels
ArcGIS for server is used to...? (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - Publish info and maps as web
services
Access services through web apps
Manage data in an enterprise geodatabase
ArcGIS Online can be used for...? (2) - CORRECT ANSWER - creating and sharing maps
accessible by browser, mobile device, arcGIS for desktop, or custom app
accessing content shared by others
ArcGIS for mobile can be used to...? (2) - CORRECT ANSWER - provide data collection
apps for smartphones and tablets
sync with arcGIS server to make data and maps availabe to field staff
What three programs make up ArcGIS for mobile suite? - CORRECT ANSWER - ArcPad
, ArcGIS for windows mobile
Apps for smartphone and tablet
What are the two apps that make up ArcGIS Explorer, and what are they used for? - CORRECT
ANSWER - ArcGIS Explorer Desktop: can access ready to use basemaps and layers
ArcGIS Explorer Online: browser based - for viewing and creating simple maps from already
available stuff
ArcGIS Spatial Analyst is used for...? - CORRECT ANSWER - creating, querying and
analyzing cell based raster data (eg calculate hillshade, cost of travel analysis)
ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst is...? - CORRECT ANSWER - an extension of AG Spatial
Analyst - there are more in-depth interpolation, statistical, and optimization analysis tools
available
AG 3D Analyst is used for...? Includes...(2)? - CORRECT ANSWER - working with 3d
data - and extension of ArcMap and Catalog
includes ArcGlobe (large scale) and ArcScene (site-level) viewing apps
AG Network Analyst used is for...? - CORRECT ANSWER - analysis of transportation
networks
AG schematics is used for...? - CORRECT ANSWER - a representation of a network in a
schematic diagram (eg electric power network, the path food takes from farm to fork)
AG tracking analyst is used for...? - CORRECT ANSWER - spatial patterns and trends in
the context of time (eg tracking hurricanes in real time)
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is a Geodatabase schema? - CORRECT ANSWER - the structure or design of the
geodatabase (eg. structure of feature datasets, relations/joins between fields, symbology, labels,
etc)
Define a layer - CORRECT ANSWER - it references a datasource and specifies how that
dataset is portrayed using symbols and text labels
ArcGIS for server is used to...? (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - Publish info and maps as web
services
Access services through web apps
Manage data in an enterprise geodatabase
ArcGIS Online can be used for...? (2) - CORRECT ANSWER - creating and sharing maps
accessible by browser, mobile device, arcGIS for desktop, or custom app
accessing content shared by others
ArcGIS for mobile can be used to...? (2) - CORRECT ANSWER - provide data collection
apps for smartphones and tablets
sync with arcGIS server to make data and maps availabe to field staff
What three programs make up ArcGIS for mobile suite? - CORRECT ANSWER - ArcPad
, ArcGIS for windows mobile
Apps for smartphone and tablet
What are the two apps that make up ArcGIS Explorer, and what are they used for? - CORRECT
ANSWER - ArcGIS Explorer Desktop: can access ready to use basemaps and layers
ArcGIS Explorer Online: browser based - for viewing and creating simple maps from already
available stuff
ArcGIS Spatial Analyst is used for...? - CORRECT ANSWER - creating, querying and
analyzing cell based raster data (eg calculate hillshade, cost of travel analysis)
ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst is...? - CORRECT ANSWER - an extension of AG Spatial
Analyst - there are more in-depth interpolation, statistical, and optimization analysis tools
available
AG 3D Analyst is used for...? Includes...(2)? - CORRECT ANSWER - working with 3d
data - and extension of ArcMap and Catalog
includes ArcGlobe (large scale) and ArcScene (site-level) viewing apps
AG Network Analyst used is for...? - CORRECT ANSWER - analysis of transportation
networks
AG schematics is used for...? - CORRECT ANSWER - a representation of a network in a
schematic diagram (eg electric power network, the path food takes from farm to fork)
AG tracking analyst is used for...? - CORRECT ANSWER - spatial patterns and trends in
the context of time (eg tracking hurricanes in real time)
