Introduction to GIS

What does GIS stand for?

• Geographic Intelligence System

• Geographic Instrument System

• Geographic Information System

• Geospatial Information System

What is GIS?

• A type of programming language

• A type of statistical analysis

• A type of database management system

• A tool used to manage, analyze and visualize spatial data

GIS captures and analyses ______ data.

• Spatial

• Geographic

• Both a and b

• None of the above

GIS tools allow the user to perform which of the following task?

• Query data

• Store data

• Analyze data

• All of the above

What is the history of GIS?

• It was started back in the 19th century

• It was started back in the 20th century

• It was started back in the 21st century

• It was started back in the 18th century

Answer explanation

The earliest recorded use of GIS was by the physician John Snow

What type of data can be stored in a GIS?

• Only vector data

• Both raster and vector data

• Only raster data

• None of the above

What are the three type groups of vector data?

• Points, lines, and imagery.

• Points, polygons, and imagery.

• Points, lines, and polygons.

• Points, lines, polygons, and imagery.

Which tables give data unique characteristics?

• Data

• Excel

• Raster

• Attribute

Which of the following is not a common GIS data source?

• Stock prices

• Census data

• Satellite imagery

• GPS

Which of the following cannot be represented by a raster data type?

• Temperature

• Elevation

• Vegetation

• Building