Download Esri Certification Practice Test 1 Questions & Complete Answers and more Exams Earth Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! 1 / 11 Esri Certification Practice Test 1 Questions & Complete Answers 1. Which two spatial query operators will select point features that are sur- rounded 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: a,d 2. 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: c 3. 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: a 4. An ArcGIS user is analyzing an earthquake dataset to investigate the re- lationship between magnitude and 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? 2 / 11 A. box plot B. histogram C. scatter plot D. bar: a 5. An ArcGIS user is required to create a new feature class output of rivers of California Currently, the user has a feature class of the USA rivers and a feature class of the California state boundary. Which process 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 USA rivers 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: b 6. An ArcGIS user creates a locator from a polyline feature class that exists in a feature dataset. Where can the locator be saved? A. in a feature dataset B. in a Windows folder C. in a topology dataset D. in a feature class: d 7. The ArcGIS user works with a map document that contains a very detailed image 5 / 11 a second map that contains data from a different geographic area: b,c 14.An ArcGIS user wants to share layer and attribute information in a map document with a colleague who does NOT have ArcGIS Desktop The ArcGIS user must export in which format in order for the colleague to view the information? A. PDF B. SVG C. PNG D. BMP: a 15.Which two factors should be considered when determining appropriate- ness of a dataset for a task? (Choose two) A. display colors B. scale of data C. geometry type D. feature class names E. configuration keywords: b,c 16.What can cause bitmapped, banded, or low-quality display printed maps? A. high output resolution B. High Output Image Quality (OIQ) C. transparent symbology D.TrueType fonts: c 17.An ArcGIS user is working with a CAD polyline feature class. It is com- prised of a Feature_Type field containing water main features and a RefName field, which may contain a valve type or may be NULL. How can tins user build a query to isolate Water 6 / 11 Main features containing a valid valve type? A. "Feature_Type" = 'Water Mains' AND "RefName" < > 'Null' B. "Feature_Type" = Water Mains AND "RefName" NOT Null C. "Feature_Type" = 'Water Mains' AND "RefName" IS NOT Null D. "Feature_Type" = 'Water Mains' AND "RefName" < > IS Null: a 18.How does a geodatabase topology ensure data integrity and maintain the spatial relationships between features? A. specifies a valid set of topological values for an attribute B. groups records in a feature class, based on an attribute field C. validates the features of a geodatabase against a set of topology rules D. enforces referential integrity between a feature class and a related feature class: C 19.An ArcGIS user wants to automate a process in ModelBuilder to determine the number of points that are located in polygons. Which tool should be used for this process? A. Point Distance geoprocessing tool B. Spatial Join geoprocessing tool C. Select by Attributes ArcMap tool D. Intersect Points geoprocessing tool: b 20.Given a layer called Counties with the following relevant attributes: -POP2008 -POP2000 -STATE_NAME What is the correct WHERE clause syntax for Select by attributes tool that should be used to find all the Counties with a population greater than 50000 and less than 100000 in state of Florida in year 2008? 7 / 11 A. (" Counties.POP2008" > 50000 AND < 100000) AND "Coun- tries.STATE_NAME" = 'Florida' B. (" Counties.POP2008" > 50000 AND "Counties.POP2000" < 100000) AND "Counties.STATE_NAME" = 'Florida' C. (" Counties.POP2008" > 50000 AND "Counties.POP2008" < 100000 AND "Counties.STATE" 'Florida') D. (" Counties.POP2008" > 50000 AND "Counties.POP2008" < 100000) AND "Counties.STATE_NAME" = 'Florida': d 21.Which coordinate system is appropriate for storing a worldwide scale dataset using measures of latitude and longitude, while also allowing for the data to be easily projected for editing and analysis at a local level? A. Universal Transverse Mercator B. Geographic C. Geocentric D. Projected: a 22.An ArcGIS user performed a spatial transformation to adjust a less accu- rate Dataset A to match with a more accurate Dataset B. The Spatial Trans- formation tool reported a low root mean square error (RMS). What does this indicate? A. The transformation between the control points is consistent B. Too many control points were selected C. The accuracy of Dataset A is high D.The accuracy of the output transformed dataset is high: a 23.An ArcGIS user is working in the field collecting elevation values along a hiking trail. What must be done when creating the trail feature class to store the elevation 10 / A. "[ FieldA]" vbNewLine "[ FieldB]" B. [FieldA] "vbNewLine" [FieldB] C. [FieldA] & vbNewLine & [FieldB] D. [FieldA] vbNewLine [FieldB]: C 30.An ArcGIS user is responsible for updating a coastline feature class to reflect changes due to erosion. Which edit tool is recommended to update this feature class? A. Copy Parallel B. Trace Feature C. Split D. Reshape Feature E. Trim Line: D 31.Where is a relate between a layer attribute table and another table saved? A. the feature class B. a table C. a map document D. an exported file: C 32.An ArcGIS user wants to display only values for the selected features in an attribute table in reverse alphabetical order (z to A) using the values CityName field. Which method will give the desired results? A. Right-click the CityName field, choose Sort Descending, click Show Select- ed Records B. Right-click the CityName field, choose Sort Descending, click Summarize C. Highlight the CityName field, from General Tabular Operations menu, 11 / choose Sort Descending: click switch Selection D. Highlight the CityName field, from General Tabular Operations menu, choose Sort Descending: choose Show Selection: A 33.A coded value domain provides which two benefits for attribute editing? (Choose two) A. It specifies valid values for an attribute B. It stores rules for attribute display C. It displays a user-friendly description D. It validates all attributes in a given table: A, D? 34.An ArcGIS user creates a model that includes the Clip tool and wants the x.y tolerance set as 500 feet in the environment setting. What is the minimum environment setting level to override the default settings? A. application-level settings B. tool-level settings C. model-level settings D. program-level settings: C 35.Which ArcGIS Desktop extension can be used to create a map with ad- vanced label placement options? A. Network Analyst B. Schematics C. 3D Analyst D. Publisher 12 / E. Maplex: E 36.A client requests a map of a project area and wants to view the data in ArcReader. What is a valid way for the ArcGIS user to share the project area with them? A. save to shapefile and distribute B. export to ArcSDE XML replica and distribute C. export to PDF and distribute D. save as PMF and distribute: D 37.Given a feature class of an advancing wild fire, which analysis should be used to prepare a map showing the progression of wild fire? A. Proximity B. Overlay C. Temporal D. Statistical: C 38.An ArcGIS user is creating a map, and wants the point symbols used in a feature layer to scale as the user zooms in or out. Which property must the user set in order to enable this functionality? A. the reference scale for the data frame B. the reference scale for the layer C. the reference scale for the map document D. the reference scale of the Layout view: B 39.An ArcGIS user has a feature class of utility poles and a feature class containing 15 / A. Buffer B. Point Distance C. Identify D. Near: d (different than guide answer) 46.Which geodatabase element is designed for modeling the flow of a re- source such as water electricity, or natural gas from its source to a consumer? A. Geometric network B. Line feature class C. Network dataset D.Triangulated irregular network: a 47.An ArcGIS user wants editable text that can be added as a layer to many different map documents. Which type of text should be created? A. dynamic labels B. feature-linked annotation C. map annotation D. stand-alone annotation: c? 48.A client is building a new home and wants to position the home near a lake and a school. Which combination of analysis tools will create a polygon representing a potential area for building the home? A. Intersect then Buffer B. Union then Spatial Join C. Buffer then Intersect 16 / D. Spatial Join then Union: c