ESRI CERTIFICATION PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-
2027
Which two spatial query operators will select point features that are surrounded by polygon features?
(Select two)
A. Completely Contain
B. Are Completely Within
C. Share a Line Segment With
D. Intersect
E. Touch the Boundary Of - CORRECT ANSWER -a,d
Which limit is set for file geodatabase name length for ArcGIS Desktop?
A. no limit
B. limited to 32 characters
C. limited to 255 characters
D. limited to the number of characters the operating system allows in a folder name -
CORRECT ANSWER -c
Which tool from the ArcGIS System toolbox allows the option to create a schema-
only layer package (Ipk) in ArcGIS Desktop?
A. Package Layer
B. Export Replica Schema
C. Package Map
D. Create Schematic Folder - CORRECT ANSWER -a
An ArcGIS user is analyzing an earthquake dataset to investigate the relationship between magnitude a
nd duration of incidents. The user displays magnitude on an x-axis and duration on a y-
axis. Which type of graph is the user employing?
, A. box plot
B. histogram
C. scatter plot
D. bar - CORRECT ANSWER -a
An ArcGIS user is required to create a new feature class output of rivers of California Currently, the use
r has a feature class of the USA rivers and a feature class of the California state boundary. Which proce
ss would generate the necessary output?
A. Union tool with the USA rivers and California state boundary selected for input features
B. Clip tool with the USA rivers as input features and California state boundary as clip features
C. Union tool with the USAGrivers as input and California state boundary as output feature class
D. Clip tool with the California state boundary as input features and USA rivers as clip features -
CORRECT ANSWER -b
An ArcGIS user creates a locator from a polyline feature class that exists in a feature dataset. Where ca
n the locator be saved?
A. in a feature dataset
B. in a Windows folder
C. in a topology dataset
D. in a feature class - CORRECT ANSWER -d
The ArcGIS user works with a map document that contains a very detailed image that takes several sec
onds to draw when panning. Which action can the ArcGIS user take that will improve the performance
when panning in ArcMap?
A. put the image layer in a group layer B. set the reference scale on the image layer
C. put the image lyer in a basemap layer
D. make the image layer selectable - CORRECT ANSWER -d
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-
2027
Which two spatial query operators will select point features that are surrounded by polygon features?
(Select two)
A. Completely Contain
B. Are Completely Within
C. Share a Line Segment With
D. Intersect
E. Touch the Boundary Of - CORRECT ANSWER -a,d
Which limit is set for file geodatabase name length for ArcGIS Desktop?
A. no limit
B. limited to 32 characters
C. limited to 255 characters
D. limited to the number of characters the operating system allows in a folder name -
CORRECT ANSWER -c
Which tool from the ArcGIS System toolbox allows the option to create a schema-
only layer package (Ipk) in ArcGIS Desktop?
A. Package Layer
B. Export Replica Schema
C. Package Map
D. Create Schematic Folder - CORRECT ANSWER -a
An ArcGIS user is analyzing an earthquake dataset to investigate the relationship between magnitude a
nd duration of incidents. The user displays magnitude on an x-axis and duration on a y-
axis. Which type of graph is the user employing?
, A. box plot
B. histogram
C. scatter plot
D. bar - CORRECT ANSWER -a
An ArcGIS user is required to create a new feature class output of rivers of California Currently, the use
r has a feature class of the USA rivers and a feature class of the California state boundary. Which proce
ss would generate the necessary output?
A. Union tool with the USA rivers and California state boundary selected for input features
B. Clip tool with the USA rivers as input features and California state boundary as clip features
C. Union tool with the USAGrivers as input and California state boundary as output feature class
D. Clip tool with the California state boundary as input features and USA rivers as clip features -
CORRECT ANSWER -b
An ArcGIS user creates a locator from a polyline feature class that exists in a feature dataset. Where ca
n the locator be saved?
A. in a feature dataset
B. in a Windows folder
C. in a topology dataset
D. in a feature class - CORRECT ANSWER -d
The ArcGIS user works with a map document that contains a very detailed image that takes several sec
onds to draw when panning. Which action can the ArcGIS user take that will improve the performance
when panning in ArcMap?
A. put the image layer in a group layer B. set the reference scale on the image layer
C. put the image lyer in a basemap layer
D. make the image layer selectable - CORRECT ANSWER -d
