Ice Breaker Quiz - Training-Workshop on GIS

What is a "Geographic Information System" or GIS?

• A system run by a machine learning algorithm that can be used for various applications, e.g., for predicting the weather.

• An organized system for collecting, organizing, storing, and communicating information.

• A tool for measuring the weight of objects.

• None of the choices

Which of the following can describe one of the purposes of GIS?

• To capture and store spatial data

• To record audio and video data

• To monitor traffic on a highway

• To analyze and visualize data

Which of the following statements best describes the difference between spatial data and spatial information?

• Spatial data and spatial information are two terms that refer to the same thing.

• Spatial data refers to raw geographic data, while spatial information is the result of analyzing and interpreting that data.

• Spatial information refers to raw geographic data, while spatial data is the result of analyzing and interpreting that data.

• Spatial data and spatial information both refer to data that is represented in a spatial format.

GIS can be used to help solve geographic problems. In which of the following areas can geographic problems typically occur?

• Health Care

• Local Governance

• Transportation

• Forestry

• All the choices

Which of the following is not considered one of the five components of GIS?

• Data

• Software

• Methods

• Computer

• None of the choices

All of the following are examples of GIS software except ___.

• ArcGIS

• QGIS

• SuperMap

• SAGA

• None of the choices

GIS is “a computer-based system that provides sets of capabilities to handle

geo-referenced (spatial) data.” One of these capabilities is on the aspect of ___.

• Data input

• Information Management

• Manipulation and Analysis of Information

• All the choices

This 'GIS User' include those who actually make GIS work: GIS managers, database administrators, application specialists, system analysts, and programmers.

• Viewer

• General User

• GIS Analyst

• GIS Specialist

This GIS component includes procedures used to capture, store, manipulate,

analyze, manage, present, and disseminate geographic data/information.

• Procedures

• Data

• Software

• Methods

As the "processing engine" of a GIS, it provides the functions and tools needed to store, analyze, and display geographic data and information.

• Hardware

• Methods

• Software

• People