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GIS UNIT 1 and 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Geographic Information System deals with which kind of data

a)

Numeric data

b)

Binary data

c)

Spatial data

d)

Complex data

2.

By 'Spatial data' we mean data that has

a)

Complex values

b)

Positional values

c)

Graphic values

d)

Decimal values

3.

Which of the following statements are true related with GIS?

a)

Natural phenomena are usually fields

b)

Man-made phenomena are usually objects

c)

Both ‘1’ & ‘2’ are true

d)

None of the above

4.

Which of the following is true about ‘Nominal Data Values’

a)

They are values that provide a name or identifier so that we can discriminate between different values

b)

True computations cannot be done with these values

c)

When the values assigned are sorted according to some set of non-overlapping categories, they are called ‘categorical data’

d)

All of the above

5.

Which of the following is true about ‘ Ratio Data Values’

a)

They allow most, if not all, forms of arithmetic computation

b)

Multiplication & division of values are possible

c)

They have a natural zero value

d)

Continuous fields can have ratio data values

e)

All of the above

6.

Attribute data are one type of spatial data.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following are NOT components of GIS?

a)

Data

b)

Layers

c)

Hardware

d)

Software

e)

Globe

8.

Data in GIS is organised in

a)

hardware

b)

software

c)

network

d)

layers

9.

The vertical distance from the Equator measured by degrees.

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

GPS

d)

GIS

10.

Which of the following is not a hardware component of GIS?

a)

A computer screen

b)

GPS coordinates

c)

A plotter

d)

A scanner

11.

An orthophoto is an example of ...

a)

raster data

b)

vector data

12.

Meta data would describe....

a)

who collected a set of data.

b)

how the data was collected.

c)

when the data was collected.

d)

all of the above are true.

13.

Which is the most popular data model in DBMS?

a)

Object-Oriented

b)

Object-Based

c)

Relational

d)

Network

14.

Applications of GIS

a)

disaster management

b)

Telecom and Network Services

c)

Environmental Impact Analysis

d)

All the Above

e)

None of the above

15.

What are the characteristics of Road?

a)

Time, work

b)

length, name, speed limit, and direction

c)

Bridges, Maintenance work

d)

Survey by civil engineer

16.

The coordinate system provides

a)

spatial reference

b)

reference data

c)

Relationship among the data

d)

None of the above

17.

The spacial resolution of an image is low if...

a)

the image is clear and detailed.

b)

the image is unclear and lacks detail.

18.

You can add information onto a GIS map by...

a)

Choosing different layers

b)

Choosing different laminates

c)

Adding data from a table

d)

Researching from the internet

19.
What does a cartographer do?
a)
Make Maps
b)
Create Computer programs
c)
Teacher
d)
None of the above
20.

Which of the following is true

a)

Nominal & categorical data values are referred to as ‘qualitative data’

b)

Internal & Ratio data is known as ‘quantitative data’

c)

Ordinal data refers to a ranking scheme or some kind of hierarchical phenomena

d)

All of the above