Geospatial Information and Data Processing Quiz

What is the difference between data and information?

• Data is processed information

• Information is used as an input for the computer system

• Information is an output of data

• Data is unprocessed facts or figures

What is geospatial data?

• Data that is collected and stored as numbers

• Data about objects, events, or phenomena that have location information

• Data that is unchanging and has no value

• Data that does not depend on information

What are the three essential elements of geographical data?

• Place, Time, and Attributes

• Data, Information, and Location

• Coordinates, Numbers, and Symbols

• Physical, Social, and Economic

How are discrete objects represented in geographic data?

• As objects with well-defined boundaries in open space

• As continuous data

• As non-discrete objects

• As areas or phenomena that progressively vary across a surface

What is continuous data also known as?

• Surface data

• Field data

• Static data

• Discrete data

What is the first stage in the data lifecycle?

• Dissemination of results

• Data collection

• Data processing

• Data analysis

Which stage involves checking for data quality such as quality assurance and quality control?

• Data collection

• Data analysis

• Dissemination of results

• Data processing

What is the result of processing, manipulating, and organizing data in a way that adds to the knowledge of a receiver?

• Data

• Information

• Location

• Attribute

What is the optional element in geographical data?

• Place

• Time

• Attributes

• Observations

What are attributes in geographical data?

• Qualitative variables

• Physical characteristics of the earth's surface

• Coordinates on the earth

• Descriptive information about the objects, events, or phenomena