Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER -
Active frame - CORRECT ANSWER - the data frame that is visible and responds to
changes by the user
adjacency - CORRECT ANSWER - a spatial condition that quantifies whether one feature
touches another
application GIS - CORRECT ANSWER - those that utilize GIS for analysis
aspatial Data - CORRECT ANSWER - not tied to a location on the earths surface
attributes - CORRECT ANSWER - information about map features stored in the columns
of a table
band - CORRECT ANSWER - a single array of values stored in a raster, which may store
one array or many
cad files - CORRECT ANSWER -
cell - CORRECT ANSWER - a square date element in a raster corresponding to one value
representing conditions on the ground
Citing GIS Data - CORRECT ANSWER - Data Set Name(Year Published) [Source type].
Producer name, Producer contact information. Resource URL: {Date accessed}
, connectivity - CORRECT ANSWER - a property of linear features when they are
connected to each other via junctions
continuous data - CORRECT ANSWER - represent a quantity that is measured and
recorded everywhere over a surface i.e. temperature or elevation
continuous raster - CORRECT ANSWER -
coordinate system - CORRECT ANSWER - a specific range of x-y values onto which a
maps plotted
- CORRECT ANSWER -
coverage - CORRECT ANSWER - a spacial data formate created for and used by ACR
info
Data frame - CORRECT ANSWER - a container holding layers that are viewed and
analyzed together; a map view
Data View - CORRECT ANSWER - a data frame mode optimized for the display and
analysis of map data
Datum - CORRECT ANSWER - a combination of an earth ellipsoid and a reference point
to reduce mapping discrepancies
Data Set Name - CORRECT ANSWER -
dBase - CORRECT ANSWER - a database program whose file format has been adopted
for the shapefile data model and tables in Arcgis